Tercentenary celebrations at Harvard University, Cambridge. A band plays. People watch fireworks. Image of a dinosaur in fireworks. Fireworks on water. A lighted sign reads 'Veritas 1636-1936'.
Navy team wins Adams cup in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Teams from Navy, Pennsylvania, Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology row boats at Charles river in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Teams compete for the Adams Cup. Motor boats also underway at the river. Navy wins the race to capture the Adams Cup
Tercentenary celebrations at Harvard University, Cambridge. Officials, faculty members and staff members of Harvard University arrive to attend the 300th anniversary ceremony. Men seated holding umbrellas. The choir sings. President Franklin Roosevelt can be seen sitting on the stage, in a top hat. A staff member speaks at the podium. The entire event occurs in a light rain.
Tercentenary ceremonies at Harvard University, Cambridge. Officials, faculty and alumni of Harvard University attend the 300th anniversary ceremony. The crowd applauds. A guest speaker addresses the gathering.
Tercentenary ceremonies at Harvard University, Cambridge. Overseers, faculty members and alumni of Harvard University attend the tercentenary ceremony. President Conant speaks. On behalf of the President, and fellows, the Board of overseers, faculty members, and those assembled, he pays tribute to Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Paris from which Harvard University has descended. Representatives of those institutions stand in a group as their respective universities are extolled. The crowd applauds. President Conant presents mementos to the representatives of Cambridge, Oxford, and Paris. The choir sings.
Tercentenary ceremonies at Harvard University, Cambridge. Overseers, faculty members and staff members of Harvard University attend the tercentenary ceremony. President of Harvard University James Conant speaks at the podium. President Conant talks about the necessary conditions required for the development of a national culture. The crowd applauds. The President says that they must have the spirit of tolerance which allows expression of all opinions. He speaks about the conditions necessary for material and intellectual progress of a nation. Further the President talks about the future of Harvard University. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt can be seen briefly, seated on the stage, during the ceremonies.