Conjectural view of Harvard in 1668 by Robert Shurtleff, created in 1935. Collegium Harvardianum Cantabrigiae in Nova Anglia, A.D. MDCLXVIII. HUV 2038, olvwork374306, Harvard University Archives
The students were given a short recreational break outside or in the Old College building’s Commons (the large E-shaped building at the bottom of the image). Tutors then quizzed the students in their chambers about the morning’s lectures.
