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...actual attack on the Guide can be discounted since none of it discusses the merits of our criticism. The Bulletin's apparent belief, however, that Dean Leighton should have not written the foreword cannot pass without notice. His belief in the Harvard tradition--the right to criticize and to express criticisms freely--has been strengthened through his contacts with Freshmen and their opinions. He has had the courage to follow his belief out to its logical conclusion in the face of unavoidable criticism. Certainly it is this type of man, who is open to comment, favorable and unfavorable, that belongs...
...their homes before the opening of College a pamphlet containing advice from "the editors of the CRIMSON" as to the choices of courses in College. In previous years this advice has been limited to the pages of the CRIMSON itself; this year it appears with a "foreword" by Dolmar Leighton, '19, Dean of Freshmen. Just why the term "confidential" is retained is not clear. Nor is it clear that such a pamphlet, published under such auspices, can be regarded as "unofficial," in spite of its disclaimer to that effect. Of the 45 courses described and judged, about fifteen are commended...
...sort of pastry-cook providing well-seasoned morsels for jaded palates, or a showman furnishing entertainment to relaxed and well-fed auditors. One would like, furthermore, to know just who it was that found this or that course uninteresting. The critic is not only anonymous, but we have Dean Leighton's word for it that he is usually not more than "one or two CRIMSON editors.' On what ground is he selected? So long as that question remains unanswered it may always be to the course's credit that the critic should have found it uninteresting...
Semi-official sources yesterday revealed that Delmar Leighton '19, Dean of Freshmen, is being considered by the Board of Trustees of Lawrenceville Academy to fill the vacancy there caused by the retirement of the headmaster last June. It is expected that definite information will not be available until the Trustees have met in early December...
...undergraduate Leighton was prominent as a member of the university crew and upon graduation studied at the Business School where he received an M.B.A. and later at the School of Education...