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...group of three sophomores and two seniors has had four hour-long meetings with different members of the Corporation, more than any other single undergraduate group. Shiras has prepared a report for Senior Fellow Francis H. Burr '35 summarizing her impressions of interviews with potential candidates and other college administrators...
...probable that the new ground rules have been in the works for a long time. Even before the list was published, Mr. Burr had spoken of going underground. And both today's list and the previous one of 69 were semi-public several days before publication. On at least one occasion, members of the Corporation referred a group of students to the CRIMSON for a look at the lists...
...reasons for its popularity can be traced to the opening days of casting. Television puppeteers of genius can be counted on the fingers of Ernie's hand: Burr Tillstrom, who has his own NET series, Kukla, Fran and Ollie; Bil Baird, who operates a puppet theater in Greenwich Village and Jim Henson of Sesame Street. Fusing the best of puppets and marionettes, Henson coined the name and the creature, "Muppet." For six years, Henson's Muppets enjoyed a quiet, loyal following (including Joan Cooney) before they hit the big time on the Ed Sullivan Show. On the Street where they...
...least one occasion, Burr has told a group of students and faculty the next president will need at least the experience of being a department chairman. Over 20 candidates have been department chairman; 9 are presently college presidents; 11 are deans; 5 are university chancellors or provosts; another 5 are vice-presidents; and 14 are directors of institutes or university-related projects...
Last week, Burr defended the process, claiming that the Corporation has tried to balance its interviewing and adding that the alternative, more intensive short interviews with potential candidates, would be far worse...