▁each ▁year ▁as ▁F resh men , ▁more ▁gentle , ▁perhaps , ▁and ▁more ▁self - control led ." ▁He ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁H ast y ▁P ud ding ▁and ▁D . U . ▁Club s , ▁D elta ▁K appa ▁E psilon , ▁the ▁Sign et ▁Society , ▁the ▁G lee ▁Club , ▁the ▁D ram atic , ▁Musical ▁and ▁Cos m opol itan ▁Club s , ▁the ▁Social ▁Service ▁Committee ▁of ▁Phill ips ▁Bro oks ▁House , ▁the ▁Chap el ▁Ch oir , ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Society , ▁and ▁the ▁Christian ▁Association ; ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁several ▁of ▁these . ▁Though ▁on ▁arrival ▁he ▁had ▁told ▁rep or ters ▁that ▁he ▁played ▁s occer ▁( and ▁tennis ▁" some ") ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁learn ▁baseball ▁and ▁American ▁football , ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁organized ▁athlet ics ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁class ▁crew . ▁ ▁His ▁junior - year ▁rec itation ▁of ▁Alfred ▁No yes ' ▁" The ▁Highway man " ▁won ▁him ▁the ▁Bo yl ston ▁Prize , ▁and ▁after ▁he ▁port rayed ▁John ▁Harvard ▁in ▁a ▁page ant ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁H oll is ▁Hall ▁his ▁class m ates ▁began ▁calling ▁him ▁John . ▁" Gre at ▁was ▁the ▁app la use ▁whenever ▁the ▁ ▁broke ▁into , ▁' Here ' s ▁to ▁Johnny ▁Harvard , ▁fill ▁him ▁up ▁a ▁glass , ▁F ill ▁him ▁up ▁a ▁glass ▁to ▁his ▁name ▁and ▁fame ,' ▁for ▁there ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁person . ▁[ He