Word: baileys
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When in 1945 Professor Irving W. Bailey '07 submitted to the Corporation his plan to reorganize the Department of Botany, there was little opposition expressed among the staff of the famous Jamaica Plain botanical garden. Among the many changes recommended by the plan, the most significant was a suggestion to combine the University's botanical libraries and herbaria, then housed in nine buildings. In their place the plan proposed "a single unit in as close proximity to the Biological Laboratories as possible," leaving only a working; library and herbarium at the Arborctum. Research in Jamaica Plain, it was felt...
Meanwhile, opponents of the consolidation had not been silent. In 1949 Professor Ames protested to the Overseers' Committee, which referred his objections to a special Faculty Committee. When this Faculty group reaffirmed the provisions of the Bailey Plan, 14 members of the Visiting Committee accused the University of disregarding the Arboretum's interests and planning to break faith with its donors. Independently, they hired counsel to give an opinion as to whether a legal breach of trust was involved. In September, 1950, John Wells Farley '99, the lawyer for the group, found that transferring the books and specimens to Cambridge...
...long as the library and herbarium could be more effectively used in Cambridge. As guardian of a public trust, therefore, the Corporation saw no reason for seeking instructions from the state courts concerning the legality of their actions. Meeting on January 19, 1953, the corporation rescinded parts of the Bailey Plan, but decided to go forward with the construction of the Gray Herbarium...
...third line will be composed of some combination of three lettermen: Tom Worthen, Albie Wells, and Derick Nicholas, and junior Dave Holmes, who played junior varsity last year. Goalie Jim Bailey, a junior letterman, will also see action, and may start a few games...
...JAMES R. BAILEY Winter Park...