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This stands, however, only as a subjective (and shortly, sentimental) judgment. The smooth columns of Widener and the short descent to the Tercentenary Theater need not universally recall the tongue-and-grooved columns at the Acropolis' entrance, a good 10 minutes' walk from level ground. Roofed Pusey's no Parthenon, and Harvard Square--for all its memorabilia--hardly Plaka; and the comparative praises of higher learning have already been sung. So I will risk the addition of hyperbole to say that the Athens of Greece and America are responsible for my working notion of history...
...Crimson and elsewhere (News, “University Ministry Urges Discussion,” April 24), I have been disappointed by one striking omission: the silence of one who should be the leading moral and pastoral voice on campus, that of Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in Memorial Church Reverend Peter J. Gomes...
...outset of their Harvard presidential terms, Nathan M. Pusey ’28 was charged with bringing the University together after the turmoil of World War II. Derek C. Bok had to restore continuity and rebuild infrastructure after the turmoil of the 1960s...
...most successful fundraising campaign in University history came to a close, the University announced that $4 million would be used to reconstruct the tower of Memorial Hall, which burned down in 1956. Though Pusey was reportedly heard saying, “Isn’t a pity it didn’t start at the bottom?” as the historic gothic tower was engulfed in flames, many saw the truncated tower as a psychic wound emblematic of a greater void within the University. Its restoration symbolized a new era of renewal, restoration and growth...
...Rudenstine’s most significant change to Harvard’s administration was the recreation of the provost position, which had been eliminated by Pusey. Rudenstine envisioned the Provost as a “cloned president,” as not only a tool for delegation, but also a means of unifying the University. The Office of the Provost oversaw interfaculty initiatives, for example—one of Rudenstine’s favorite projects, which unified academic interests—like Mind, Brain and Behavior—across the schools. Some still debate the definition of the position, which...