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...Fossil. Few of his contemporaries won his affection, fewer still his awe. President Buchanan he labeled "Old Pennsylvania Fossil." Andrew Jackson, he noted, had done the U.S. "more harm than any man who ever lived in it. unless it may have been Tom Jefferson." Boss Tweed he crowned "His Scoundrelism...
Materials whose functions in the past were considered limited to sportswear have earned legitimate use for dancing and cocktail apparel. Wardrobes that have included tweed dressy outfits will now add denims for party going...
...Harrison Tweed '07, Chiarman of the Sarah Lawrence Board of Trustees, puts it, "The New Arts Building is not a luxury. It is a necessity." Margaret Webster, famous theatrical producer and director, lauds the College's theater program. "In these days the art of the thetre fights a tremendous battle against economic pressure," she says. "Its place in our civilization may well be won or lost in the young theatres of the colleges and universities. Sarah Lawrence has already made a fine contribution to a fine cause...
...connected with the college is particularly worried about either the unsubstantiated accusals of radicalism and loose morals or the atmosphere that results from a free speaking faculty and a free moving student body. Harrison Tweed '07, a Harvard overseer, is the chairman of the Sarah Lawrence board of trustees. Again, in the formation of this body, the college uses a unique framework. The board's 24 members includes one faculty trustee elected by the instructors and two mothers of Sarah Lawrence students...
...Tweed's only worry is not with policy, but in making sure that the college gets enough money to pay its bills. As long as the money can be found, he is willing to go along with any of Taylor's plans...