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...Inauguration ceremonies Friday came the following slip of the tongue from a harried and wind-blown Robert Frost: "I wish to dedicate this poem to the President-elect, John...Finley...
...Finley, Master of Eliot House and a close friend of the poet, said that he was not watching the television coverage of the ceremonies at the time, but was informed of Frost's mistake by his wife and several House members. He regarded it as "another Indication of Harvard's Infiltration into the government in Washington...
Pusey will chair a board of Senior Fellows appointed by the Trustees of Harvard University. The Fellows, who will include John H. Finley '25, Eliot Professor of Greek Literature and Master of Eliot House, are to devote part-time to directing the program and activities of the Center, and choosing the younger scholars for fellowships...
...style of architecture, however revolutionary, could be worse than MTA yards, Finley said, but he expressed preference for "a cross between Eliot and Quincy." He objected to the trend toward skyscrapers on the grounds that exceptionally tall buildings inevitably create an impersonal atmosphere...
...addition, Finley protested the effect of such building as Leverett Towers on the Harvard skyline. He noted, however, that completion of the medical center and of a tall tenth House next to Eliot might possibly counterbalance the Towers...