Word: predecessor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Thayer said that he realized the difficulty which he faced in attempting to fill the position of his predecessor, yet the knowledge of his inability to even approach the standard which Dean Amesset, was to him a hope and an inspiration. To accept the position of dean necessitated the relinquishment of an active and pleasant practice, but Mr. Thayer said that he felt no other course was open to him than to acquiesce in the choice of the Faculty...
Morris Hicky Morgan was born in Providence, R. I., on February 8, 1859. He entered Harvard, after preparing at St. Mark's School, in 1877. While in College he was an editor of the "Echo," the predecessor of the CRIMSON...
...name of Dean Ames must henceforth be associated with that of his great predecessor Dean Langdell, as that of one who was primarily responsible for the expansion of our Law School. In this flourishing department he has his fitting monument. To its service he gave all the working years of his life. The methods devised by Dean Langdell for the teaching of law were transmitted to thousands of students by this, his faithful disciple. The legal profession has lost a most distinguished scholar; Harvard University has lost a most devoted servant...