Word: monroe
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Administrative officers like John U. Monro '34, Arthur D. Trottenberg '48, and Gladys Fales of the Employment Office are frankly worried about what will happen when final exams keep porters from showing up. A great effort is being made at present to line up more substitute porters, to provide for that period...
...March 1950, creation of a Financial Aid Center to integrate scholarships, employment, and loans was announced. At its head was placed John U. Monro '34, assistant to the Provost and Counsellor for veterans. Monro was known around the University as a determined, efficient man who had had a good bit of experience in dealing with students financial problems...
...Monro's job, as Provost Buck said at the time, to free our students from financial worries," mainly by setting up a body which could take care of monetary troubles in a number of ways...
...number of applicants for Fulbright Awards dropped considerably this year, John U. Monro '34, Assistant to the Provost, revealed yesterday. Only 111 men from the College and Graduate Schools are seeking grants for foreign study, compared to 192 last year...
...Monro, chairman of the Harvard Fulbright Committee, said the reason for the decrease is that "several men have realized the slimness of their chances, and declined to apply. We have fewer applicants this year, but their standards are very high...