Word: finley
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Bullitt smiles when he talks about that lamp. When he does anything, whether it is studying eighteenth century literature or spending hours aloft in a rented Cessna 150 working for a pilot's license, or playing a weekly game of tennis with John H. Finley '25, Master of Eliot House, he does it whole-hog, with an eye to getting good results...
Eliot House has its own legend and lore. Its name evokes images of Master John Finley wandering from table to table in the dining room mentioning those all-too-familiar figures of antiquity. Its name produces visions of nattily-dressed preppies scampering from a Master's tea to the Club, and of House jocks and future Rhodes scholars energetically supporting a virtual madhouse of intramural activities...
...Eliot men guard their individuality, Master Finley treasures the myth. He cheers on House football, and joins in with tennis players. He seeks frequent opportunities to light up the House tower in honor of special events. And his famous recommendations have brought House members more than their share of Rhodes and other awards...
...Finley '25, Master of Eliot at week defined "substantial" any letter sent to Dean Monro Freshman. He said that it would be to the benefit of all freshmen to send letters of preference. This way, the Masters will know whom when they make specific requests to the Committee on assignments...
...John H. Finley Jr. '25, Master of Eliot House, said that a background in the Harvard Houses might be a better qualification for a Master than a position on the Harvard Faculty...