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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that these were precisely the things that any thoughtful educator would most want to know about his graduates. Therefore, in asking for the names of their graduates we also asked America's college and university presidents to tell us what lines of inquiry would be of the greatest interest and use to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Feb. 9, 1948 | 2/9/1948 | See Source »

...death of Thomas Lamont Harvard has lost one of its most loyal sons. His advise as an Overseer was always sound, his generosity as an alumnus unbounded. As a thoughtful public citizen his country's interest often commanded his judgment, which was tempered by long experience in foreign affairs. As a Harvard man, friend, and public official, I shall miss him. His family has my deep sympathy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lamont Mourned As Great Loss to Harvard, Nation | 2/4/1948 | See Source »

Operating on the assumption that the Office should advise rather than place, John W. Teele and his small staff have done admirable work in job counseling. Rarely do they provide specific opportunities. First find out the man's interests and aptitudes, suggest several firms that may be able to use him, then send him forth to and a job himself. There is, it is true, much to be said for both the theory and practice of this system. Most Harvard AB's should be competent enough to hold down positions of responsibility, provided they have a liking and a natural...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Placement Problems | 2/4/1948 | See Source »

...points of interest remain to the contrary. For one thing, Harman is happily situated with a rising eleven, with little apparent incentive to accept what most coached consider "the toughest job in the country," Secondly in telephone conversation last night to insisted to friends that he had been home all weekend, in a recent telegram to the CRIMSON he also denied having talked to anyone to all about the job in Cambridge...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: Doubt Shrouds Harman visit Here | 2/3/1948 | See Source »

...finals of the Golden Gloves Tournament in Lowell, February 17, is the first stand on the tentative agenda. The Lowell Sun, run mostly by Harvard graduates, has boosted the band each fall for decades and interest among the natives runs high, according to the invitation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Band Will Seek Money to Support Trips to Princeton, Army Contests | 2/2/1948 | See Source »

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