HARVARD RELICS SHOWN IN FIRST EXHIBITION AT WIDENER LIBRARY

A collection of books, papers and other objects connected with the early history of Harvard College is to be seen at present in the Treasure Room of Widener Library. The exhibition includes not only such documents as the College Charter and early descriptions of Harvard but also objects of interest ranging all the way from President Dunster's family Bible to a portion of the wedding petticoat of his daughter Martha. The Charter of 1850, which is still the fundamental source of authority for the University, is written in English, a rather unusual deviation from the customary Latin.

John Harvard's Book

The collection includes the only remaining book from John Harvard's library, a ponderous volume entitled, "The Christian Warfare against the Devill, World and Flesh. Wherein is described their nature, the maner of their fight and meanes to obtaine victorye. By John Dowane, Bachelor in Divinity and preacher of God's word."

A document the contents of which have a rather familiar ring is a petition by the residents of Stoughton Hall "that some measures may be adopted, by which better care may be taken of our rooms." "At present," the petition reads, "the object seems to be to do as little as possible, and in as short a time as possible, and finding that our personal requests and remonstrances have no permanent effect, we adopt this mode of seeking redress."

Lottery Tickets

There are also on exhibition some of the lottery tickets which were sold in order to procure funds for completing Stoughton Hall and building Holworthy; the first copies of the CRIMSON and Lampoon; and an apology by the students who walked out of Commons in the year 1807 in protest against maggots in their soup.

The whole exhibit is taken from the archives of the University with the exception of the Dunster family Bible and a portion of the wedding petticoat of Martha Dunster, daughter of Harvard's first president, which are loaned by the Dunster family. The exhibition, which was arranged by Miss Lucille Bump, will continue for about a month.