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The University MarshalThe title of Marshal, which has its roots in European higher education, was typically given to the individual responsible for organizing Commencement. In this context, the Marshal is defined as the person who arranges and directs the ceremonial aspects of a gathering. At Harvard, the tradition of University Marshal goes back to 1896, when Morris Hicky Morgan was appointed as Marshal of the Commencement Exercises. Today, the University Marshal reports to the President, and serves as the chief protocol officer for the University. Among her other duties, the University Marshal often stands in for the President to receive visitors.
Past Marshals
Wadsworth HouseBuilt in 1726 for the president of Harvard, Benjamin Wadsworth, the house that shares his name is the second oldest building at Harvard (the first being Massachusetts Hall), and has a long and illustrious history. General George Washington, with the assistance of Henry Lee (then an officer in the Patriot Forces, and later father to General Robert E. Lee), set up his first headquarters in the house. From there, on July 3, 1775, Washington rode out to the Cambridge Common to take command of the Revolutionary troops. It is also said that the plans to oust King George from Boston took form in Wadsworth Parlor. In 1849, when Jared Sparks decided to stay in his nearby home, presidents ceased to live in Wadsworth House. After that time, Wadsworth House took in student boarders (including Ralph Waldo Emerson '21) and visiting preachers, among others. Today, the building houses the offices of the University Marshal, Commencement, the University Library, and several professors.
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