HARVARD'S JAPANESE ELM GOES ON TRIP ACROSS YARD

Another change in the appearance of the Yard was made yesterday, when the old Japanese elm tree which for nearly half a century has shaded the quadrangle behind Hollis, was moved across the Yard to a new location behind Widener Library. Work on the foundations of the two new dormitories which are to flank Holden Chapel made the shift necessary.

According to the tree expert who did the transplanting, this particular tree goes by the name of "Saphora Japonica", and is one of the four specimens of this variety now growing in Massachusetts.

Harvard's Saphora Japonica was brought from Japan 45 years ago, and is said to be the largest and oldest specimen in the country.