Philip Putnam Chase '00 has been appointed Director of the Harvard Summer School, to take office July 1, it was announced last night. He will succeed Professor A. C. Hanford, who has resigned to become Dean of Harvard College next fall.
Mr. Chase graduated from Harvard College in 1900, received his M.A. degree in 1901 and his LL.B. degree from the Harvard Law School in 1903. After practicing law in Boston for a number of years, in 1907 he went to Milton Academy where he taught history.
In 1919, following service in the Naval Reserve, he became a Lecturer on History at Harvard and since that date has been a Tutor in the Department of History, Government and Economics. From 1921 to 1923 he was Assistant Dean in charge of the Class of 1925 during its Freshman and Sophomore years in the College.
Announcement that Tutors will be provided for certain fields of Concentration during the Summer School period, was also made yesterday. In order to meet the special needs of a limited number of students, the Summer School will offer tutorial instruction in certain departments. This work is open only to undergraduates in Harvard College, and will be similar in all respects to that given during the regular academic year.
The field of concentration for which arrangements have already been made include Classics, English, History Government, Econimics, Mathematics, Romance Languages, and Social Ethics. If there is sufficient demand, tutorial instruction may be provided in other fields. Students interested in doing tutorial work during the Summer School session of 1927 may consult with the Director before June 15.
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