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...resident of Adams House as an undergraduates, Bersohn does not appear to have left an impression on the Deans, Contacted last night, Crester A Hanford, professor of Government and previous Dean of the College, could think of nothing to single him out from other students...
...succession, she was secretary to five Deans of Students: Yeomans, Chester N. Greenough, A. Chester Hanford, Wilbur J. Bender '27, and Delmar Leighton...
...well as being an administrator, Hanford is a humanist. He faced practically every conceivable undergraduate situation; nothing was new to him. Yet his philosophy made him consider each situation afresh because there was different person involved. Members of the administrative board used to smile expectantly while awning Hanford's word on what second to be a certain case for expulsion. He would lean back in his back at the head of the table, a smile on his face, and say, "Gentlemen, lee's go over the facts again. We've got to be sure we are being fair...
...Chester Hanford is the one person who is always thinking of the other fellow," Lambic explains. "Most of us haven't got it in us. No matter what happens he is thoughtful. I would call it quiet strength...
...Self education lies at the basis of the tutorial system," he explains, "with the tutor around to help get a better grasp of the subject." In his office hang autographed pictures from Presidents Conant and Lowell. Under Lowell's there is the inscription, "In gratitude to Dean Alfred C. Hanford for raising the respect for scholarship at Harvard College." He still leans back in his chair, a twinkle in his eyes, unlit pipe in hand, thinking carefully about phrasing each word just as he must have done in 4 University Hall for twenty years...