Word: direction
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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William H. Geer, former State Supervisor of Physical Training in New York, who was recently appointed direct-of of compulsory exercise at the University has announced his plans for putting the new system in operation. The organization of the work was completed during the summer, in co-operation with Dr. Roger I. Lee '02, as the result of the decision made last spring, by Corporation, the Faculty, and the Student Council to introduce this innovation with the class...
...sharp contrast to the "special" class, which less than two months ago, was housed in the Freshman dormitories in a three day extraordinary course from July 28 to July 30. The "specials" were former graduates attending the "Old Grads' Summer School" and, who now, as district chairmen, will direct the raising of the $15,000,000 endowment fund sought by the University. For months the "Old Grads" have been planning their work and an October 1 will begin the actual task of canvassing Harvard men for contributions to the Endowment Fund...
...June, 1918, the Central Bureau of Planning and Statistics was established under direct authority of the President, to prepare for him periodic reports on the war activities of the Government. From the opening of this work Dean Gay had it in charge as Director. Secondary duties of the Central Bureau were the correlation of statistical work of all government units, together with collection and dispatch of economic data required by the American delegates at the Peace Conference...
...wave of police strikes over the country is a direct challenge by the labor agitators to the supremacy of the state. Other strikes, although greatly interfering with the convenience and prosperity of the public at large have in almost no case aimed directly against the government. But the police are agents of the governments of their respective cities and are therefore bound by oath to protect the life and property of the citizens of those communities. Their pay does not come from the profits of a group of private individuals but comes out of the taxes of the people they...
...arrived at Cambridge to take up his duties as secretary to the Corporation. Mr. Allen will be the second secretary, as F. W. Hunnewell '02, will also continue to act as secretary. In this position, to which he was appointed in May, Mr. Allen's work will be to direct the distribution of University news, to study the whole problem of the public relations of Harvard, and to devise means of interpreting to the public the plans and policies of the University. His office at present is at University...