The College Pump

Herbert C. Kelman and Everett I. Mendelsohn

The College Pump | July-August 2024

Peacemakers

Two scholars’ extracurricular efforts in the Middle East

by Primus VI

Neckties distinguished athletes in 14 major sports, with a generic tie for all minor sports, says Renny Little, curator (pro bono) of the Lee Family Hall of Athletic History. Here (from left) are those for football, soccer, cross country, track and field, ice hockey, swimming, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse, baseball, lightweight crew, golf, and minor sports. Missing are those for heavyweight crew and squash.

The College Pump | March-April 2011

Mysteries

A spirit house at Adams House, and how athletes tied one on

Chester M. Pierce, professor of education and psychiatry emeritus, lecturing in the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital. Apollo stands behind him.

The College Pump | January-February 2011

New Faces

Steven Coit's portraits diversify Harvard's walls, and the 1947 football team defies racism.

The College Pump | November-December 2010

How to Have Flu

Delicacies from Rommel's chef at Stillman Infirmary, plus gastronomical lectures from Ferran Adrià and peers

A signpost outside a gray wall at Pavlodar State University, in northern Kazakhstan, points the way to the red brick of Harvard and the gleaming spires of Oxford and Cambridge. Daniel Gutterman, LL.B. ’55, of New York City, took the photograph this spring when he taught business transactions and law at Innovative University of Eurasia, also in Pavlodar.

The College Pump | September-October 2010

Brat. Faker.

Recollections of David Halberstam and Harry Levin

The College Pump | July-August 2010

Lessons in Surprise

What Admiral Yamamoto learned at Harvard, and a new community garden

Found on eBay, this barrel now belongs to Robert G. Milstein ’46, of Saratoga Springs, New York. He has no idea of its original purpose. It is 15 inches high. Harvard archivists Robin McElheny and Barbara Meloni think it looks like “a reunion prop,” maybe from the Depression era. Readers, any ideas?

The College Pump | May-June 2010

Cast Your Bread

Of philanthropy rewarded, broken glass, and pennies for Harvard

The College Pump | March-April 2010

Tidbits, One Ringtailed

Notes on a forty-fifth-reunion report, and a telescope trespasser

Samuel Beer

The College Pump | January-February 2010

Two Masters

What made Sam Beer and Charles Townsend Copeland great

This class necktie belonged to Renny Little's father, Bertram K. Little ’23. His class colors were orange and black.

The College Pump | November-December 2009

Curious Colors

A class tradition refurbished, and “Harvard Yard” threads

<em>"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by"</em>

The College Pump | September-October 2009

Holy Cow

Hollis professor of divinity Harvey Cox will lead a cow through Harvard Yard.