. The Harvard book : a series of historical, biographical, and descriptive sketches. as those of the old system. Few things that fell within my ob-servation at the English universities charmed me as much as the liberal but simple cheer on greatoccasions, the munificent academic hospitality, and at all times the excellent company at the fellowstable in the hall of Trinity College, Cambridge. The lofty raftered roof; the central brazier withits generous charcoal fire ; the original full-lengths of Lord Chief Justice Coke, of Bacon, and ofDryden, and other illustrious graduates of the college, lo
. The Harvard book : a series of historical, biographical, and descriptive sketches. as those of the old system. Few things that fell within my ob-servation at the English universities charmed me as much as the liberal but simple cheer on greatoccasions, the munificent academic hospitality, and at all times the excellent company at the fellowstable in the hall of Trinity College, Cambridge. The lofty raftered roof; the central brazier withits generous charcoal fire ; the original full-lengths of Lord Chief Justice Coke, of Bacon, and ofDryden, and other illustrious graduates of the college, looking down from the walls ; the reflectionthat this had been the social gathering-place of the institution for ages; the academic grace, — theancient Latin grace, — all united to produce a very pleasing effect on my mind on many occasionsthat I had the pleasure of being a guest at the masters lodge.* From 1849 to 1864, students boarded at approved houses in Cambridge; andalthough, by clubbing together, many managed to obtain a simple meal for a * Old and New, Vol. IV. p. moderate sum, still the desideratum of a sufficient quantity of wholesome andnutritious food supplied at a sum which would place it within the reach of stu-dents of small means was not yet attained. In the summer of the last-namedyear, Dr. Andrew P. Peabody was visiting at the house of Nathaniel Thayer,Esq., in Lancaster. In the course of their conversation, the subject of board atthe College having been broached, Dr. Peabody stated that there was great needof a place at the College where students of limited means could obtain board atcost. Mr. Thayer, recognizing the fact of such a need, assured Dr. Peabody thatif he could accomplish anything towards supplying it with a thousand dollars, hewould place that sum at his disposal. The kind offer was accepted, and thusoriginated the nucleus of Thayer Commons. In the full development of the sys-tem thus begun, the problem as to the possibility of combining
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