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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...
Like newborn colts, just experiencing first impressions, the contributors to the first Freshman Review wobble through their first fearless but awkward steps. As Archibald MacLeish says in his extremely frank foreword, "There is nowhere . . . the signature of incontestable talent." The stories are in many places rough and virtually formless, yet they are, at least, frank and unhesitantly autobiographical...
Speaking in Cincinnati on Friday at the annual meeting of the Associated Harvard Clubs, MacLeish said that "American literature in general is far more important than government outlets in touching public opinion abroad...