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...than God Almighty intended," was the advice with which, quoting a telegram sent to the late President Theodore Roosevelt by the late Dean N. S. Shaler, the Honorable Charles Francis Adams '88 opened his address to the Freshmen in the Union last night. Mr. Adams was introduced by Delmar Leighton '19, Dean of Freshmen, following the buffet supper. The other speakers were A. C. Hanford, Dean of the College and the Reverend Willard Learoyd Sperry...
...Delmar Leighton has held the position of Dean of Freshmen since it was first created at Dean Hanford's suggestion in 1931. Smiling, straightforward, and cordial to all newcomers, Mr. Leighton in his third-story office in University Hall directly above that of the President and Corporation, has ironed out difficulties which since the beginning of time have harassed the Freshman, and is constantly striving to make the path smoother...
...Reception for new students in the Large Dining Hall of the Harvard Union. The speakers will be: the Honorable Charles Francis Adams, the Reverend Willard Learoyd Sperry, and Professor A. C. Hanford, Dean of Harvard College. Dean Leighton will preside. President Conant will speak either at this time or Saturday morning...
...Delmar Leighton...
Under Mr. Leighton great strides have been taken in unifying the life of the student in his first year, and in making the Freshman Union and the Yard a real center for Freshman activity. At present he is trying, and with success, too, to bring the first year man into intimate contact with his Faculty Adviser, who can, and should, offer valuable advice concerning courses concentration, distribution, and especially how to avoid them. Always forward-looking, like a good protege of the progressive Dean Hanford, "Del" Leighton has proved the value of the office created...