Word: mathers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Professor Kirtley F. Mather, expert on mineral resources and former president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will retire this June...
...leisurely minded of the four Houses on the river, Leverett is closest to Lamont. Its dining halls are honored for staying open later than University regulations require. The Hutch's squash courts are neither few nor in the basement--there are six, on a level with and connected to Mather Hall. Finally, the House has its own tennis court, also adjacent to Mather. Dates may use them on weekends...
...Holton said that America must return to the Roosevelt era, when the prevailing belief was to trust and help one another. His remarks were part of a panel discussion on "Science-Toward World Peace" which included Bart J. Bok, Robert Wheeler Wilson, professor of Applied Astronomy, Kirtley F. Mather, professor of Geology, and Eugene G. Rochow, professor of Chemistry. Leonard K. Nash, associate professor of Chemistry, served as moderator...
Hampered by Puritan prudery, the early presidents like the Reverend Increase Mather imposed what now appear to be ludicrous regulations. For lying, a student would be fined one shilling, a good sum. But for eating plum cake, students would be fined 20 shillings! Somehow, Mather had gotten the notion that eating plum cake was an abomination unto the Lord. His regulation, furthermore, was religiously upheld by the authorities until just before the Revolution, and naturally enough, caused students to sneak plum cake more than ever. Student complaints about the food in general never ceased...
...courses will be added to the advanced Social Sciences list. Social Sciences 113 will probably be dropped, however, because of the impending retirement of lecturer Kirtley F. Mather. Social Sciences 114 will also be omitted next year, but will be given again...