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Quartermaine's Terms. Quartermaine, an aging instructor at an English school for foreigners, is one of nature's near misses: a decent mediocrity, for whom other people's crises are mere whispers in the anteroom of his mind. In Remak Ramsay's off-Broadway performance, Simon Gray's British import found the perfect pitch of melancholy...
Since that defy, despite the would-be liberal policy of James Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister's hands have been tied by opposition in the House of Commons, and the British Government has in fact done nothing to meet Indian aspirations. There have been commissions of investigation, soothing statements by the Viceroy, and several bombings, but nothing definite...
Since 1977 Rotner has worked as publisher of Harvard Magazine and handled numerous "troubleshooting" finanical chores for Vice President Thomas O'Brien, all the while earning accolades for his intelligence and managerial skills. "He's one of the best administrators at Harvard," says Ramsay, whom Rotner has worked closely with since coming to Harvard, and who is now leaving for a job in private business...
Rotner likes to credit his record of repeated success and rapid advancement to a very close and comfortable relationship with colleagues like O'Brien and Ramsay. "It's key to understand the relationship between Ann. Tom, and me," he explains. "I'm very happy; I love my job. It's a chance to work with incredibly interesting people...
With the departure of Ramsay and the promotion of former Director of Financial Systems Robert H. Scott to a vice presidency. Rotner has emerged as perhaps the key figure in the day-to-day financial operation of the University. His impressive string of managerial triumphs would seem to bode well for the future of Harvard's financial machine...