Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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( pttent Dedication President ' s Message eight Memoriam ten Class History eleven Seniors twenty-six Administration and Faculty one hundred and twenty-two Activities one hundred and thirty-four Sports one hundred and sixty-six Spring-Summer Supplement one hundred and eighty-six Advertising two hundred and four

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t957 Jack Carp editor-in-chief Matthew Ring associate editor-in-chief John Mullin Richard Powers managing editors Lewis Bushnell business manager Carol Greene sports editor N. Loring Webster Dorothy Robinson senior picture editors Lawrence Blumsack Joseph Murray photographic editors Prof. Everett C. Marston faculty adviser

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HAROLD WESLEY MELVIN ' ' What greater or better gift can we offer the republic than to teach and instruct our youth. — Cicero 2 edu TT IS A pleasure to dedicate the 1957 Cauldron to • ■ Harold W. Melvin a man who has devoted 37 years to the service of Northeastern University. This year brought to a close but one phase of his long career — that of Dean of Students, a position he held for 28 years. The Dean will now concentrate upon his duties as Professor of English. Dean Melvin, a resident of Milton, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, from Boston University in 1915 with a bachelor of arts degree in English and History; he also holds a Master ' s degree in English. He joined the Uni- versity faculty in 1920 as an instructor in English and a year later was appointed assistant professor and chair- man of the department, a position he held until 1943. In 1922, the Dean was appointed full professor and in 1926 became Director of Student Activities. In 1929, he became the first Dean of Students. His many activities extend beyond the University in civic, literary and educational organizations. He is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English, the Modern Language Association, the College English Association, both the National and the Eastern Associa- tions of Deans of Men, the Massachusetts Civic League, and the Masons. For 25 years, he has been treasurer of the New England Poetry Club. The Dean is a noted scholar of Shakespeare, a course he has taught for many years at Northeastern. In addi- tion to his American literature and Shakespeare coiuses, he will teach a new course on the understanding and appreciation of poetry. The Dean will be remembered by the graduating class for his enthusiasm for all phases of university life, for his boundless energy, for his good nature, for his personal interest in the students. For these reasons, this volume is dedicated to Harold W. Melvin, with the k ' nowledge that his experience and wisdom will continue to be a vital part of Northeastern University.