Word: benedict
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Department of Genetics. Charles Benedict Davenport, 63, was an associate professor at the University of Chicago in 1904. He had the idea of a station for experimental evolution, and to him was given the direction of the Carnegie Institution's station at Cold Spring Harbor at its creation a quarter-century ago. Its first work was on plants and animals. Mrs. Harriman a few years later established a eugenics record office adjoining his station. The two were later combined under him, and his supervision extended over research on all forms of life. He is still director...
Murray Reed Benedict 1G of Brookings, S. D. is th recipient of the Ricardo Prize for 1929-1930, it was announced yesterday at University Hall. Benedict received his S.B. degree from Wisconsin in 1916. This prize is awarded to the winner of an examination open only to Seniors and graduate students. The competition is based upon an essay written in the examination room on a topic in economics and political science chosen by the candidate from a list not previously announced. The winner becomes the incumbent of the scholarship for the coming year and is enabled to carry...
...Ohio, have been appointed to fill two of the positions in the Dean's office left vacant by the resignations of Assistant Deans Lawrence Coolidge '27, Mitchell Gratwick '22, and W. I. Nichols '26, it was announced at University Hall yesterday. Byers will take the place of G. G. Benedict '23 in the Records Office, and Chauncey will be Assistant Dean in charge of one half the Freshman class. The third vacancy has not as yet been filled...
Accompanying this announcement was the information that G. G. Benedict '23, Assistant Dean in charge of records, would next year be transferred to the post now held by Coolidge as Assistant Dean in charge of Sophomores and dropped Freshmen; and that L. C. Keyes '24 would continue to hold the office of Assistant Dean in charge of Juniors and Seniors...
...Rotary International last October to stage its meeting in the old University dining hall, the information was until recently withheld from the officials in charge of scheduling the examinations with the result that full arrangements were made to conduct the tests in the hall. According to G. G. Benedict '23, Assistant Dean in charge of records, the places for holding the examinations have been changed and postcards will be mailed to the men affected by this alteration in plans...