Word: leightons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...final act of Delmar Leighton '19 as Dean of Harvard College was to empty his top drawer, so that John U. Munro '34, Director of Financial Aid, "will have a place to put his things." Munro will take over as Dean Monday when Leighton becomes Master of Dudley House...
Since its inception, the commuters' center has presented a rather serious problem because of widespread feeling among students who live at home that they are isolated from the rest of the University. Leighton has expressed his conviction that in some cases commuters are better off than "students who live in the maelstrom of daily Harvard life...
...Leighton has served as Dean of Harvard Gollege since 1952. He has seen A Program for Harvard College pass $50 million, has served under two Presidents, Conant and Pusey, and has dealt with the first group of seniors to "live out" of the University since the beginning of the House system...
When he graduated from Business School of 1922, Leighton intended to start work with a textile firm. But the mill moved south and he took a temporary job in the Dean's Office. The "temporary" job lasted for more than 30 years, as he served first as Dean of Juniors and Seniors and then for 20 years as Dean of Freshmen...
John U. Munro, who will replace Delmar Leighton as Dean of Harvard College, has been on the firing line long enough to assure an easy transition from the old to the new regimes. Munro's experience as Director of the Financial Aid Office has brought him in close touch with many of the student problems he will now have to meet head-on. It is too early to indulge in predictions about the new Dean's performance, but his background and abilities well qualify him to cope with one of the most trying posts in the University...