Word: finleyism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...John H. Finley Jr. '25, Master of Eliot House; Reuben A. Brower, Master of Adams House; and David E. Owen, Master of Winthrop House, agreed with the other Masters. "I don't stand out by the entrance looking for strangers delivering to the boys," Owen said...
...enhanced by its location; with the exception of Dunster, Eliot is farther away from the Yard than any other House. Built around a small courtyard which is used as an athletic field in the fall and winter, the House is composed of converted doubles intermixed with larger complexes. Master Finley has created a number of consolidated suites, usually consisting of a triple and deconverted double. In addition Eliot has one of the largest and most useful house libraries and contains its own grill...
...composition of the House is largely the result of the personal philosophy of its master, John H. Finley. Scholar, aristocrat, and amateur, Master Finley has sought out boys who combine excellence in specific areas with broad interests and social grace. He is among the few masters who know every boy in their houses by name. Leaving organized activities to undergraduates, Master Finley devotes most of his time to individual members of the House and his recommendations have helped many of them to get into graduate schools and to obtain jobs. An urbane after-dinner speaker, Finley annually organizes a series...
Approving Nat Sci 6 was the only step taken by the group at its monthly meeting yesterday. Emphasizing the difficulty of winning approval for a new course, Finley said he was "not terribly sanguine" about making further changes in the Gen Ed program for next year...
Nothing has yet come of the proposal that Government 1 be made a Social Science course, according to Finley...