Comment on the reading period, 1927-1928.

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Comment on the reading period, 1927-1928.

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Contains a copy of an article by A. Chester Hanford, "The first reading period," published in The Harvard Advocate, Vol. CXIV, April 1928. Also includes clippings from the Harvard Crimson and the Harvard Alumni Bulletin on the adoption of the reading period by various departments, 1927-1928.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Hanford, A. Chester (Alfred Chester), 1891-1975

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Alfred Chester Hanford (1891-1975) earned a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1923; he served on Harvard's faculty 1916-1957 including service as Dean of Harvard College 1927-1947. He was a Professor of Government. From the description of Papers of Alfred Chester Hanford, 1920-1954. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063782 ...