Harvard Stories: Sketches of the UndergraduatePost, Waldron Kintzing
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Harvard Stories: Sketches of the Undergraduate
Post, Waldron Kintzing
College stories, American; College students -- Fiction; Harvard University -- Fiction
The conflict of evidence in the case renders it difficult to decide
whether Class Day is the gayest or the saddest of the college year.
Certain graduates, being duly sworn, depose that it was the happiest day
of their whole lives; an equal number--no, the Court will presume the
better--a somewhat smaller number, refuses to testify at all, until kind
Time has obliterated, or, at any rate, mitigated, important facts in the
case; until, indeed, the memory of man goeth not, or goeth gently, to
the harsh Contrary. Most of the Seniors bear witness as here followeth.
Were too busy to notice their impressions distinctly; remember being
blue at intervals, decidedly so in the evening. Think they felt jolly on
the way to Saunders' Theatre behind the band; know they felt gloomy in
Saunders'. Were worried at their own spreads; believe the strawberries
gave out; had a very fair time at the other fellows' spreads. Got badly
banged around the Tree; can swear they got more flowers off it than
anybody else. Took good care of their families to the best of their
knowledge and belief; took their mothers up to their rooms, when
affected by the heat; did not see their sisters; saw very little of any
other sisters. Enjoyed the singing of the Glee Club until it came to
"College Days are Over" and "Fair Harvard"; began to feel a little out
of sorts then, and grew more so after everybody had gone. Continued in
same frame of mind until the wind-up at the club. How they felt after
that some deponents say not, others testify to being still more
depressed, and going to bed in decided gloom. On the whole, think the
day was a sad one.
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