Word: directorship
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Dates: during 1882-1882
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Professor Packard of Yale accepted the directorship of the school for the academic year 1883-84. Professor Tyler of Amherst and Professor Van Benschoten of Wesleyan University were added to the committee, making the total number fourteen. The chairman reported that he had received favorable letters from Dartmouth and the University of Virginia, and had reason to expect equally encouraging replies from Cornell, Union and the University of California, by whose acquisition a total sum of $3500 would be pledged for the annual expenses of the school for ten successive years. It was also reported that the good offices...
...sorry to note the absence of Prof. Greenough's name in the Elective Pamphlet. That privilege of Harvard professors, allowing them an occasional leave of absence, will deprive us of several instructors next year. Prof. Goodwin has accepted the directorship of the American School at Athens, and Prof. Dunbar will likewise spend a year abroad, which will deprive us of their valuable instruction. In addition we see that Prof. Greenough will give up his course for the coming year. It is unfortunate, to say the least, that they should have chanced upon the same year for their vacation...
Professor Goodwin has formally accepted the directorship for next year of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. This will result in his absence from the college next year; therefore his courses in Greek will probably be taught by Professor White, while Professor Dyer and Mr. Croswell will take the latter's place. Some new instructor will then have to be appointed as instructor of Freshman Greek...