Junior Classology Collection, 1792-1843

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Junior Classology Collection, 1792-1843

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William Biglow (1773-1844) was a schoolmaster, songwriter and author, who graduated from Harvard in 1794. In 1792, as a Harvard student, Biglow wrote a humorous song describing all of the members of the Class of 1794 as they prepared for an alcohol-fueled "high go." The Junior Classology Collection contains various manifestations of the song, written by Biglow under the pseudonym Sawney Biglow, “Poet Laureat to the ‘Potation Society,” as well as five newspaper clippings related to its publication in 1793. It was not uncommon for Harvard students in the late 1700s to write humorous and satirical songs and poems. The multiple manifestations of Biglow's speak to its popularity as a piece of college humor from the eighteenth century. Junior Classology, Junior Classology

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Biglow, William, 1773-1844

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William Biglow (1773-1844) was a schoolmaster, songwriter, and author, who graduated from Harvard in 1794. Biglow was born in Natick, Mass. on September 22, 1773. He received an AB from Harvard in 1794 and AM in 1804. In 1792, as a Harvard student, Biglow wrote Junior Classology. After graduation he worked as an educator and served as headmaster of the Boston Public Latin School from 1805 to 1814. Biglow also wrote for local magazines, including the Federal Orrery, Massa...