Judge — July 14, 1883 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "We never Speak as we pass by" This *Judge* cartoon from July 14, 1883, depicts two figures at Harvard Grounds who pointedly ignore each other despite passing nearby. One wears a head wrap labeled "HOAR" (likely Senator George Frisbie Hoar), carrying an umbrella. The other, dressed fashionably with a hat, holds papers labeled "ALUMNI DINNER" and "HARVARD FACULTY." The caption suggests a bitter personal or political estrangement between these Harvard-connected figures. The cartoon satirizes how prominent individuals maintain public silence about their conflicts, possibly referencing a specific Harvard-related dispute or scandal from that period. Without additional context, the exact nature of their quarrel remains unclear, though the imagery emphasizes deliberate avoidance and cold relations.