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It is with great regret that the CRIMSON notes the resignation of Frederick L. Allen '12 as Secretary to the Corporation. Mr. Allen will leave behind him a gap difficult to fill. More than a publicity manager or an official interpreter, for four years he has served the University in the capacity of a liaison officer, keeping one department informed of activities in the others, maintaining the contact between the Office and the undergraduate, and interpreting Harvard to the outside world.
By his tact, his understanding and sympathy, and his unfailing cordiality, Mr. Allen has succeeded in making the University better understood, both inside the Yard and out. The fact that the traditional hostility to Harvard has steadily diminished within the last college generation can be attributed directly to his efforts.
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