Post-Bulldog Day Reflections

[ivyqueen]

<p>My dear Byerly,</p>

<p>And here was Larry Summers’ “confession” at his address at Yale’s tercentennial celebration (<a href=“http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/2001/yale.html[/url]):”>http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/2001/yale.html):</a>

For three centuries, your very existence has been a gentle reminder of Harvard’s imperfections…
We joke about our rivalry, without ever fully concealing our robust mutual admiration. In a real and deep sense, we are colleagues spurring each other forward and promoting values that we both share…Great universities connect us not just with our history and our values, but also with each other, and our future. Harvard today is proud to join in celebrating the greatness that is Yale University.

Indeed, this has been my experience over more than 30 years’ association with Yale: We joke about our rivalry. I have never met anyone at either school who regards that rivalry with the deadly seriousness that you do.</p>