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...Arbor is ... Governor Comstock's alma mater, Class...
Many a conservative Dartmouth trustee and graduate shuddered at the vitriolic colors and subjects of the Mexican painter, held his peace only out of loyalty to his alma mater. That Dartmouth did not want such reticent respect from her sons, however, became evident last June when the college published a booklet proudly describing and illustrating its new frescoes. Excerpt: "That the Orozco murals should arouse controversy was anticipated and desired. . . . Whatever may be the final judgment of time on the place of Orozco and these murals in the great tradition of art. the college generation which witnessed the creation...
...Paul Engle were a Harvard graduate, he would find these words an appropriate description of his alma mater. For the last three hundred years Harvard has manufactured candidates for the "society of scholars", and today it is well equipped to oil some ten thousand of these animals, sheltered within its portals. Another Freshman Class of a thousand men will make small impression on the ceaseless tide. It will disappear under the dormitories in the Yard to show its head only at required intervals when it must produce study-cards or fill out House applications to adorn crowded files. Twice...
Graduates who are returning this week to steep themselves once again in the age-old traditions of their alma mater will find that they have not left the "new deal" atmosphere behind them, for President Conant has started to give Harvard some "bold experiments" of his own. They do not necessitate control and regimentation of the undergraduate, however; they permit his individuality to blossom forth in formerly restricted paths...
...study in Germany presents the College with a ticklish situation. If the Nazi official's desire is genuine, its refusal will seem a personal insult but acceptance under any circumstances will raise a storm of protest. Of course, it would seem that a real love for his alma mater would have caused him to refrain from raising this furore; certainly he should not have released the announcement to the newspapers before action had been taken. Nevertheless the question must be decided...