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...interviews, held under the first two masters of the house, Roger B. Merriman, Class of 1896 and John H. Finely Jr. '45, could be nerve wracking. Merriman's daughter, Fernald, says her father could be "terrifying--he was quite tall...
Each of the two masters worked to build a house of distinction. Merriman, a Rhodes scholar and an avid crew fan, established Eliot as a rowing powerhouse with unquestionable dominance in the College's crew cup competition...
...guest for dinner. These are not Darwin's so-called social instincts but the valuable fruits of peace and contentment. They are never gained by quick phone calls, handshakes, cards, promises to get together or the intrinsic closeness of the nuclear family. They are gained by reaching out. MARY MERRIMAN CATES Grosse Ile, Michigan...
...says Stanford Associate Professor of Art Michael J. Merriman, teaching a writing-intensive class is "both instructive and eye-opening" for professors more used to expounding on a topic than teaching a skill...
Classes varied in popularity and difficulty, much as they do today. History 1, taught by "Friskie" Merriman, described by Place as "a great big powerful guy," commanded the attention of many first-years, forcing them to poster their bedrooms with massive lists of significant historical dates. Also required of first-years was English A, an introduction to British and American literature. And the 1940's were not without their guts. Winslow remembers Music 1, which taught the recognition and appreciation of music, as "easy but fascinating...