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...fame--and notoriety--that Conant has gained in non-Cambridge circles has served to a great extent to place him in a sphere far outside that of the ordinary undergraduate. To the average Harvard student Conant at times appears little more than a glossy figure-head who journeys around the country gaining prestige while the University is run by some people over in University Hall. Faculty members smile gently at this notion; they realize that Conant, as he should be, is by far the most influential figure in the administration of the University, and that his influence stems not only...
Much of his power stems from the fact that he takes an important part in the naming of every member of any University faculty to a post of permanent tenure--associate professor or above. Not an associate professor of pediatrics is appointed without Conant's approval. The methods for making permanent appointments vary from faculty to faculty, but in the College Conant began a system of "ad hoc" committees which are set up every time a department is about to make a permanent appointment. Separate committees are set up for each appointment and their membership usually includes scholars from other...
...legend of Conant the Wandering Scholar therefore has little substance. An undergraduate impression--also shared by many alumni and even some faculty members--that is harder to kill is of Conant the Cold-Fish Chemist. The 59-year-old Conant is no rollicking extrovert, but stuffed-shirt dignity is also not a part of his character. The summer after he was elected president he spent abroad with his wife; they created a sensation by traveling second-class on the "Europa." A CRIMSON of that same era reported that Conant's outstanding characteristic was his shyness; as substantiation it reported...
...Conant--Is this Vernon Munroe...
...Conant--James Conant...