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Monro did not take long to go into action. It was he who provided most of the impetus for the precedent-breaking student porter plan (see below). And last spring John W. Holt was released as director of Student Employment and replaced by Graham R. Taylor '49 amidst rumors of policy clashes, especially about favoritism to athletes...
...Holt Silent on Switch...
Even now it is hard to tell exactly what was behind the switchover. Holt, at present working in New York at a higher salary for a personnel consultant firm, refuses to talk about what happened. Monro is also taciturn but declares that there was no question of policy involved. Except for the fact that Taylor, in his previous job as assistant to the director of admissions, had been quite busy in getting qualified athletes to come to Harvard, charges about policy battles seem unfounded...
Disagreements on matters other than top policy may have caused the split. Sources close to the office say that some University officials thought Holt was running the office in too informal a manner, and that, on the other hand, he was spending too much time on record-keeping. In any event, this year secretaries in the office are discouraged from eating on the job, and records of the amount earned on small jobs are no longer kept...
...story tamely recalls 1950'S Broken Arrow, without its surprise or suspense. Trapper Gable marries a proud Indian maiden (Maria Elena Marques) so he can use her to ease his way into the beaver-rich bailiwick of her grandfather, a Blackfoot chief (played by well-disguised Oldtimer Jack Holt). On the trail, he learns to love and respect her. Their marriage wins the blessing of the Blackfoot ruler and gives them a son. But when one of Gable's men kills the old chief to satisfy a personal grudge, a hostile brave (Ricardo Montalban) takes command...