The College Pump

Tips of the Hat(s)

On regalia, a Jack-of-all-trades retirement, and a Bok’s office bon mot.

by Primus VI

Astor von Leisbusch und Sohn

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by."Phantom may have had the president's ear (see "Phantom...

Stair Trek

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Philip M. Williams '57 dropped by Primus's third-floor office...

Lies about Harry

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Denison Beach has been hanging around the front steps of...

Missing Man

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Reader William R. Crout, S.T.B. '58, A.M. '69, founder and...

Zvon Song?

According to the Moscow Times, the monks of the Danilov Monastery in Moscow are preparing a formal petition to Harvard for the return of the...

Communication Skills

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Watching President George W. Bush at the podium, one might...

Artificial Wants

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Josiah Quincy, A.B. 1790, LL.D. 1824, drafted the following...

“I Love My Vincent Baby...”

I wear Brooks clothes and white shoes all the time...

Weathering Heights

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." John Harvard Mall may not be on physical heights exactly, but...

Civil Soldiers

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." The athletic fields of Harvard lie near the Charles River in...