Word: leightons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...would make no difference if we got another Harkness ten million," observed Delmar Leighton, now Master of Dudley House, in an interview during his first day of office, "there would still be a need for Dudley House...
...Leighton said he thought no matter what "dream castles" there might be in the architectural stages, his most important task at the present was to "make use of the resources Dudley has now, to justify the faith put in it when it was incorporated in the Program for Harvard College...
After his inaugural dinner Monday night, Leighton reaffirmed his belief in the "residential principle," which has proved its worth since the institution of the Houses in the '30's. But he insisted that a non-residential local commuter house is "an essential part of the House system...
Another aspect of Leighton's speech at his inauguration was a parting sally at the handling of non-Honors junior and senior tutorial. Leighton remarked that this problem was "passed over by the Faculty last spring, not for lack of discussion, but for lack of agreement on an acceptable solution...
...most significant move, however, is the transfer of Dean Leighton from University Hall to Dudley House, where he will become Master of a House, not yet on equal footing with the rest of the University. Dean Leighton's long-standing and serious concern with the problem of commuting students promises that he will devote every effort to the task of altering Dudley's status within the Harvard community. His patience and energy will be missed in University Hall, but they are essential assets to his new position and to the goal he seeks for Dudley House...