Word: dean
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...special committee has been working for some time in order to find a new President, since Neilson is anxious to retire because of age. Dean Hanford has also been suggested as the possible Neilson successor, but it is felt that he would turn down the appointment...
...supporting the negative, was represented by F. Welch Peel '39 and Ward M. Hussey '40. Vassar was represented by the Misses Gerry Gewirtz and Jean Symmes, while the judges were: Miss Eicanor S. Davies, Miss Kathleen Deady, president of the senior class at Radcliffe, and Mr. C. E. Allen, dean of the River School...
University students are probably more religious than the population at large, stated Dean Sperry in his annual report today. He pointed out that figures show that religious affiliations are claimed by 80 per cent of the students while only 55 per cent of the country's adult population are members of religious groups...
...latest figures from Phillips Brooks House show that out of 7,112 students registered, 5,914 are affiliated with churches. Dean Sperry declares that these statistics indicate: "that our Universities, so far from being more irreligious than the world outside, can probably presuppose a greater familiarity with religion-at-large and a more serious interest in its concerns than is the case with the total population of the country...
Attendance at the Daily Prayers in the Harvard Memorial Church has increased substantially during the past year, Dean Sperry reported. The total attendance last year at 208 such services was 14,135, an average of 68 per service. The average previously was 58. He also announced the formation of a new "Chapel Club" among the undergraduates attending the services. A membership of about 50 has enlisted and a number of meetings have been held throughout the year for the discussion or religious questions...