Word: burrs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Last week the Corporation said that it will not make its announcement during the Christmas holidays. Yesterday, Francis H. Burr '35, Senior Fellow of the Corporation, said there was a "99.9 per cent chance" there will be no decision this month...
...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...
Shiras got the idea of providing student inputs on the decision process last August. She approached Burr, who was enthusiastic about the idea of such a group. Her first target in attempting to raise money for the enterprise was John D. Hanify '71, president of the late Harvard Undergraduate Council. Later she approached the Independent...
...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...