Word: mayer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Betty Mayer said that her husband finds Dudley "invigorating" because he is not often with people the age of undergraduates. Four of Mayer's own children are in their twenties and his youngest...
Dudley House members including their master, annually scale Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. According to house legend, Mayer challenges the students to reach the peak before he does and every year he's the first one to the top. Mayer laughed when asked about this story. "I'd despair about the general health of the population if out of all those students, there wasn't somebody who could get there before I do. But," he quickly added, "I did finish well before a number of students...
Although Dudley is the largest Harvard House with all its members non-residents Mayer feels it is very cohesive because of the large number of activities it offers. According to Marquand, Mayer is responsible for many of these activities. In addition to a weekly open house at his master's lodging on 53 Dunster St., Mayer gives many parties at his house for student groups. He has also developed an extensive House course program...
...small House course that Mayer started several years ago has since grown to include 300 students and is now offered as Nat Sci 128, "Nutrition." Until Mayer introduced this course, there were no basic nutrition courses for undergraduates...
...Mayer's style of teaching is appreciated on both sides of the river. Gershoff said, "Jean is a good teacher in everything that the word implies. He knows what he's talking about, has a feel for student needs, and gives interesting lectures...