Education: Harvard Houses

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Winthrop has a rowdy atmosphere. Its ruling class is made up of young men with athletic rather than social prestige, who like to wrestle in studies, douse each other with water, play pranks on waitresses in the dining hall.

Leverett's keynote is laissez faire. Its Master, Professor Kenneth Ballard Murdock, rounds up the most distinguished lecturers and entertainers. But, even so, Leverett students treat their House like a dormitory, mind none of their neighbors' business.

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