Word: macleish
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Archibald MacLeish, poet . . . Litt.D...
...poetry in the Commencement issue seems largely designed to prove the esoteric leanings of Advocate contributors, for three of the poems have works of art as their subjects. Jennifer MacLeish (no relation) is the most successful, possibly because her poem about the mystic love of St. Francis is simple in conception, which allows a great deal of lyric beauty. Her rhythm comes in soft waves, like the gliding of the proverbial spiritual dove, and she implements it by her visual construction, which gives the impression of ascension. While Derry Griscom's more complex poem about the sculpted figure...
Though Eliot, who will be introduced by Archibald Macleish, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, has not revealed the exact nature of the Program, it is assumed that he will deliver a brief, informal talk and will them read some of his poetry for about an hour...
Archibald MacLeish, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory who has taught upper level General Education courses, termed the appointment "magnificent." He referred as did many faculty members, to the outstanding administrative jobs which Murdock did as Dean of the Faculty and Master of Leverett House (1931-41). "His senior common room was one of the most exciting places in the University. Out of this will come a superb administration and a fine core of people working in the administration...
...MacLeish, along with others, also emphasized the fine job Rhinolander had done in the post...