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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When President Conant explained his post to the Alumni last June, he said: "More and more colleges have realized that there was a real obligation to aid the members of the graduating class to obtain suitable positions in the business world; more and more business organizations have turned to the colleges to inquire about young men and their adaptability to various kinds of work...
...scholarships, awarded to 32 students in the United States every year, give an annual stipend of 400 pounds for a two or three year's tenure at Oxford. Appointments are generally made for two years, since the holder can obtain a high enough standing to obtain a degree in that time...
Should a man present a satisfactory program for a third year; should he desire an intermediate year at home or abroad; or should he desire to obtain a Ph.D. degree during the three years following the two-year grant, special arrangements may be made with the Rhodes Trustees and his college...
...nothing else for me to do but to tender my resignation as Captain of the Harvard Football Team. This is indeed an extreme disappointment and severe blow to me. However, I entered Harvard University for the purpose of acquiring an education, and I fully intend to continue and to obtain my degree in June...
...former years, it has been the practice of the University to contribute $1,000 to the general fund but it is felt that such an expense is unjustified in a year when it has been found necessary to withdraw support from some of this regular athletic program. Hoping to obtain the money through the graduates, the H. A. A. decided to make the appeal on the envelopes...