Word: wheeler
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...short-lived is the memory of a college community, that it often becomes profitable to check up on the actions of past generations. For this reason Mr. Wheeler's suggestion in this morning's CRIMSON has set me wondering what purpose the donors of Memorial Hall had originally in mind when that structure was planned. Mr. Batchelder has already pointed out in his "Bits of Harvard History" that the use of it as a dining hall was an after-thought, a coincidence of its being available at the moment when the old Thayer Commons was about to be pulled down...
...conclusion Mr. Wheeler points out that Memorial Hall is already dedicated to those who died in the Civil War. "What could be more fitting"? he says, "than that the two Memorials should be combined into one building...
...letter to the President, and also in one to the CRIMSON, Mr. Wheeler suggests that by enhancing the already ecclesiastical appearance at Memorial Hall it could be changed into a place of worship most suitable to commemorate the services of Harvard's dead. It is his belief also that the necessary alterations would be few as the outside of the building is somewhat cathedral in appearance and the inside could be easily rebuilt...
...Wheeler in his letter to the President states that he believes the idea of such a memorial is current among many University graduates. He adds that it has been the source of much surprise to visitors to the University that a building of such dignity as that of Memorial has, up to this time, played such a minor part in the daily life of the undergraduates...
...Memorial Hall", says Mr. Wheeler, "is conspicuous in location. Appleton Chapel, or any other site in or near the Yard, could not be made to have the freedom of space and approach such as the triangle on which Memorial Hall is located. It is, furthermore, in easy reach of the students for Chapel attendance...