Word: conant
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...concerning the details of the inaugural, but it is safe to predict that it will be held within the first two weeks of October, as a matter of tradition. Whether the new President's inauguration will more closely mirror President Lowell's lavish three day celebration, or President Conant's relatively austere 15 minute ceremony is anyone's guess...
...sharp contrast, President Conant's formal vestment of authority was, by his own request, quiet and inexpensive. The year 1933 was a black year--depression had its effect in Cambridge as elsewhere. Conant felt an elaborate ceremony at that time would entail needless expense...
...Conant's inaugural was closely patterned after the exercises for President John Leverett in 1707, details of which have been preserved in the Corporation Records...
...Pres. Conant's candlelight ceremony took place in the Faculty Room of University Hall attended by only 150 people, selected to represent principal divisions of the University, the student bodies, the alumni, and the public...
...Throughout the brief installation, which consisted of a prayer, the presenting of the insignia, and President Conant's acceptance speech, there was no sound besides the speaker's voice and the crackling fire in the hearth. After the 78th Psalm had been sung by the Choir, the assembly broke up, while deans and Overseers gave a hand in removing the chairs to facilitate an approach to the long tables along the west side of the room on which the University had provided punch, tea, and sandwiches." For a half hour, Conant remained, greeting wellwishers...