Word: burrs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...CRIMSON due to its usual haste and short-sightedness has failed to grasp the long-term significance of a project. I am referring to your editorial condemning the Corporation's decision to erect a new Varsity Club. In a high-handed journalistic manner you have stated that Allston Burr '89 had merely indicated interest in the project. Those close to him realized that he had his heart set on erecting such a building for many years. He was a man of such calibre, however, that he left the money with no strings attached, hoping the University would...
What your editorial writer did not know was Mr. Burr's real interest and hope that some day the University might have a new Varsity Club. It is true that his bequest was legally unrestricted. The facts are, however, that for many weeks just prior to his death he was discussing with the executive committee of the Varsity Club its need for a new building and his desire to be helpful in securing...
This had gone so far that Mr. Burr had actually consulted an architect. The matter was brought to the attention of Mr. R. Keith Kane, special adviser to the President, in order to seek his counsel on the relationship of a new Varsity Club to the other needs of the University and at the same time bring to his attention how keenly interested Mr. Burr was in the need for a new Varsity Club. Unfortunately, Mr. Burr died not long after this conference. It is a significant fact that after Mr. Burr's death, a note was found...
...needs of the College. Many pressing needs exist and we all hope they will eventually be filled. I hope you will agree with me, however, that the wishes of a generous benefactor cannot be entirely ignored, and that it is therefore fitting to use part of Mr. Burr's munificent bequest for a purpose that I am convinced was close to his heart. James R. Reynolds, Assistant to the President...
...CRIMSON editorial writer had the background information when he wrote the editorial to which Mr. Reynolds refers. Shortly before his death, Mr. Burr told the CRIMSON he was not in a position to know the needs of the University. The CRIMSON is convinced that, in view of his interest in the University as a whole, Mr. Burr would not have insisted on a new Varsity Club had he understood that the money was more urgently needed elsewhere...