Word: press
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Pittenger improved the rest of the press box facilities until the services rendered "were as good as we could make them as far as speed and accuracy." There were changes "designed to make the place a little more homey--but on a rainy day, you're still going to get wet in our press box," Pittenger says. "Now that we've got it homey, we want...
...outsider, the Office of Sports Information is pretty much a press service," Pittenger says, but to him his job has a far greater significance. He feels that his work does much to shape the public image of Harvard; "everything we do is part of Harvard, and has to reflect its dignity and excellence...
...sports information director in September of 1955, and he stayed there until last July, when he joined the Harvard staff. A prematurely grey man of 34, he finds himself busier than ever in his new surroundings. He works at high pressure, writing releases, compiling statistics, talking to the press, and planning future projects seemingly all at once, and he has developed the knack of talking in quotable quotes...
...following day, Mather spoke directly against the oath. His address, entitled "The Twilight of Democracy," drew immediate reaction both in the Boston press and from President Conant. "Teaching in an institution like Harvard must not become a state function; if it does, education is doomed to stagnation and the twilight of democracy will deepen into blackest night," Mather stated...
While members of the press corps surrounded the Faculty Club waiting for Mather to make a statement, he reportedly slipped out the ladies' entrance of the Club. His statement was issued between the second and third acts of "Porgy and Bess," smash hit of the 1935 season--although Mather does not recall the incident now. This statement again showed a spirit of rebellion. "When the splendid group of patriotic teachers are singled out for treatment as suspicious characters, I rebel...