Word: lerner
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Often the name of Max Lerner has been suggested, and just as often turned down. The explanation has been that as a journalist he lacks teaching experience. But this is no longer true. For the past two years he has taught at Williams, and has also done a good job at the Harvard Summer School. There is no doubt about his ability as an original thinker; the two books "It Is Later Than You Think" and "Ideas Are Weapons" are no mean achievement for a man of his comparatively few years. He could be a very active tutor, and would...
...damage caused was considerable. The fierce heat cracked the window panes and blistered the woodwork. The furniture was hopelessly damaged, and the smoke stains and odor filled the whole building. As far as Lerner is concerned, however, the greatest loss is that of his new clothes and lecture notes...
Five fire engines were summoned yesterday to extinguish a raging fire in the Wigglesworth Hall room of Robert W. Lerner '43. The conflagration, the biggest the Yard has seen in over a dozen years, completely destroyed one of the most expensive Freshman suites, with an estimated damage of over...
...fire started at about 11:45 o'clock, while Lerner was attending a class. By the time the engines arrived, the smoke was pouring out the windows and around the eaves. Ladders were quickly raised, and the firemen rushed up to the room and shoveled burning debris out the window...
...cause of the blaze has not been definitely established, but evidence seems to point to a carelessly extinguished cigarette. "I did smoke a cigarette in the morning," admitted Lerner, "but I can't remember what I did with it." Deputy Chief Church, of the Cambridge Fire Department, explained that the fire had probably been smouldering in a chair for about three-quarters of an hour before it was discovered...