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...only is the UMass president well-disposed toward private colleges; he is an outspoken admirer of Harvard and its educational leaders. He considers President-emeritus James B. Conant '14 "one of the greatest men of his time," and described President Pusey's pronouncement of last year on academic freedom as a statement "fit to be engraved in stone...

Author: By Stephen R. Barnett, | Title: Fast Expanding University of Massachusetts Seeks to Discard Outworn 'Cow College' Label | 10/2/1954 | See Source »

...Conant briefly analyzed his post as might any man trying out a new job. As Harvard's president for two decades he was successful particularly as an administrator in putting the finishing touches to the house system, in placing a new emphasis on the autonomy of the various graduate schools; as an educator, his greatest single achievement was the General Education program...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Conant Calls For European Unity Along with German Reunification | 9/28/1954 | See Source »

Enclosed in one shell of cold plate glass and modernistic concrete blocks, the offices of Conant, his assistant and secretaries luxuriate in thick carpets and panelled walls. The physical plant seems intended to accommodate important events at a pace "perhaps five times as great." It is worlds apart from the comfortable tradition that pervades his former Cambridge office. In fact the only fixture that would look quite at home in either place is Conant himself, for he is among other things a Harvardman, and the great versatility that goes with that label will likely stand him in good stead...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Conant Calls For European Unity Along with German Reunification | 9/28/1954 | See Source »

...Conant pointed out that he has had to adapt himself, however, to two distinct changes. The greater of these is that in Bonn the important events come much more rapidly and the questions have to be answered much more quickly. "The pace perhaps is about five times as fast...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Conant Calls For European Unity Along with German Reunification | 9/28/1954 | See Source »

...Conant's academic achievements, particularly his scientific eminence, have been a big factor in his success in Germany, a country which has a great deal of respect for both the academician and the scientist. But the activities of the past eighteen months have required him to forego these pursuits. In fact, he said, "as long as I remain the President's chief representative in Germany, my interest in education will have to remain dormant." Asked how long that would be, he replied as long as he was wanted...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Conant Calls For European Unity Along with German Reunification | 9/28/1954 | See Source »

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