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Every year around Christmas, most students who play the Secret Santa game find themselves in possession of too many 2 oz. bottles of Grand Marnier, little trinkets from Urban Outfitters, singing telegrams and other non-utilitarian presents. In computer lingo, those...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: Holiday Gift Ideas for That `Significant Other' | 12/3/1986 | See Source »

Some urged that the memorial be completely non-utilitarian, in spirit with the idealism of those honored; others felt that a memorial would be meaningless unless it had a practical use. Some suggested stone tablets engraved with the names of the dead, a simple statue of Leonidas, or a garden extending from the Yard to the river. The other faction pressed for a gymnasium, a new auditorium, or the establishment of a special scholarship fund. In the hope that some one project might be found which a majority of graduates would favor, the Associated Harvard Clubs appointed...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Memorial Church | 4/19/1958 | See Source »

Some 20 months of deliberation came to an end with the Committee's verdict Saturday. During that time over 30 proposals for utilitarian and non-utilitarian memorials were offered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Memorial Committee Urges Plaque | 10/5/1948 | See Source »

Original feeling in the Saltonstall group favored non-utilitarian possibilities. It was the active campaign of younger Alumni, led by Daniel P. S. Paul '46 and his present active "Committee for a Memorial Activities Center," which was generally credited with turning the tide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alumni Committee Meets October 2 To Tackle War Memorial Problem | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

Original feeling in the Saltonstall group favored non-utilitarian possibilities. It was the active campaign of younger Alumni, led by Daniel P. S. Paul '46 and his present active "Committee for a Memorial Activities Center," which was generally credited with turning the tide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alumni Meet October 2 On War Memorial Stalemate | 9/23/1948 | See Source »

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