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Much of Conant's energy has been devoted to an administrative liberation of the University's departments. When he first came into office President Emeritus Lowell would drop in for a friendly chat every once in a while to see how his youthful successor was coming along. On one of these visits Lowell, using his most sonorous Bostonian tone, proclaimed, "As president you will be surrounded on all sides by wolves trying to tear off bits of the University. It is the first duty of the president to resist pressure...
...keep the politically-minded informed the Crimson ran a daily column called, "The Campaign at Harvard." Charges and counter charges from the newly-organized Lafollette-Wheeler Club and the Old Guard Republican Organization furnished steady entertainment for undergraduates. Even President-emeritus Eliot entered the fray by taking over the leadership of the John W. Davis League which was stumping for the Democratic nominee. In a college straw vote poll Collidge's national victory was anticipated as he won by a two to one margin...
...summary of the Class of 1927 will be continued in the next two issues.President Emeritus CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT celebrated his ninetieth birthday on March 20, 1924. At Harvard his tradition lived...
...some time the biggest college news was the publication of President emeritus Eliot's new book, "Harvard Memoirs," the inauguration of Radcliffe President Miss Ada Louise Strong, and a monkey who escaped from Apthorp House. The Harvard man's tranquil horizons were suddenly expanded when one October day he picked up the morning CRIMSON and read, "Ku Klux Klan--Awaits Moment to strike." "We may be inactive, but our influence is felt," were the words of the leader of the two-year-old Harvard branch. The undergraduate began to watch for flery crosses and was not reassured when the Klan...
...March 20, a throng packed Sanders Theatre celebrated the 90th birthday of President-emeritus Charles W. Eliot. Few freshmen saw him there; most caught a glimpse at the outdoor ceremonies in front of University Hall...