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...strong sense of propriety and of “dignity,” again to quote from his introduction to the freshman essays. In Archie’s view, Harvard represented the best, and he wanted students to know that they were in a special place. The bow tie, the lapel flower, the dignity of his discourse were all part of that. So was the insistence that the subject of racial differences be introduced to freshmen in the context of discussion of texts between faculty and students, an exercise rich in questions and short on dogmatic answers. The exercise respects...
Though it is the self-reliant Emerson that Archie insisted we know, at this sad moment it seems to me more appropriate to tie him to another Emerson, the observer of the Harvard Bicentennial quoted on the Thayer Gate: “Cambridge at any time is full of ghosts, but on that day the anointed eye saw the crowd of spirits that mingled with the procession in the vacant spaces, year by year, as the classes proceeded; and then the far longer train of ghosts that followed the company, of the men that wore before us the college honors...
Under a plan that presidential adviser Dennis F. Thompson presented to deans, top administrators and University President Lawrence H. Summers in July, the College would tie together a disparate mix of science, graduate housing, cultural activities and professional schools to be built in Allston...
Epps was an easily recognizable figure on campus, sporting his trademark pinstriped suit and bow tie as he took jaunts through the Yard, lunched in Loker and interacted with students. His wife, Valerie C. Epps, a professor of law at Suffolk University, noted with an affectionate, reminiscent laugh that Epps owned “well over 50 bow ties” at the time of his death...
...Catamounts had a chance to tie the game in the final minute of the first half when they broke out of their own end and caught the Crimson defense in disarray, but Hodel intelligently pulled down the Vermont attacker, allowing Harvard time to regroup. The Crimson successfully defended the ensuing free kick, and the half ended uneventfully...