Word: hudnut
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Most members of the faculty agreed with Gropius in his desire for such a basic course. The point of view was a good one, but the actual course produced a large number of critics, mostly among the Hudnut supporters...
Students, however, were practically unanimous in their praise of the course. The point of view was a good one, but the actual curse produced a large number of critics, mostly among the Hudnut supporters...
...when Hudnut realized that Gropius was receiving all the credit for the school's success and that the master was obscuring him more and more, it was natural for the dean to resent the other's presence. At times he would make statements such as "learning should be a matter of experience rather than purely a matter of authority," and everyone knew, of course, who the authority," and everyone knew, of course who the authority was. But for the most part, the faculty reports, the Gropius Hudmnt battle was more a cold war than anything else, creating at times...
...When Hudnut discontinued the course, he commented that it was "a good general introduction to design courses, but not a necessary...
President Conant has indicated he will choose Hudnut's successor before the next Overseer's meeting on January 11. The faculty now asks itself who the new dean will be, and, perhaps, even more important; what kind of a dean doss Conant want...