The Harvard Lampoon The Harvard Lampoon The Harvard Lampoon is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The "Harvard Lampoon" publication was founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts who were inspired by popular magazines like "Punch" (1841) and "Puck" (1871)."The Harvard Lampoon" is the world's second longest-running continually published humor magazine (after "Nebelspalter"). The organization also produces occasional humor books (the best known being the 1969 J.R.R. Tolkien parody "Bored of the Rings") and parodies of national magazines such as "Entertainment Weekly" and "Sports Illustrated". Much of the
Memorial Church of Harvard University World War I when Harvard University President Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1909–1933) combined the idea of a war memorial with the need for a new chapel. Appleton Chapel was torn down after the 1931 Commencement. The University Architects Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott, were enlisted to design the new building, and they planned a structure that would complement the imposing edifice of Widener Library. This created an open area known as the Tercentenary Theatre, where Commencement Exercises are held. The current Memorial Church was built in 1932 in honor of the men and women of Harvard University who died in World