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Alfred S. Romer, Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, said he was unsure how "this very tidy sum" would be used. "I wouldn't even dare to hazard a guess as to what will be the Museum's pressing needs in 140 years . . ." he chuckled...
...John Maguire, college marshal, will lead the procession made up of the trustees; deans, and members of the faulty Sitting in the center of the stage will be President Willbur K. Jordan, Dean Kerby-Miller, Reverend Smith, Mrs. Dean, and Alfred S. Romer, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology...
These characters whirl around the edges of The Limit like the fringe on a parasol. But at the center, holding the story up, stands Romer Wyburn, one of those proverbial Britons who scarcely ever open their mouths. "I thought he was a strong silent man, a man with an orange up his sleeve," complains his flighty wife (whom he adores), "but I've never seen the orange." Romer silently ignores her affair with a playboy until, reaching "the limit," he suddenly fetches out of his sleeve not an orange but a sledge hammer. One blow from Romer...
Alfred S. Romer, professor of Zoology, was named one of the four vice presidents...
World famous research professors abound in the department. A lot of them are good lecturers, too, William H. Weston is rated tops. Kenneth V. Thimann, Frederick L. Hisaw, Alfred S. Romer, and George Wald all win praise for interesting well-planned courses...