Education: Harvard's 25th

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Spotting the man who would succeed frosty old Dr. Abbott Lawrence Lowell as Harvard's president has been a game almost as popular as "Murder." It began a, year and a half ago with the appointment of Dr. Kenneth Ballard Murdock, 36, as Harvard's dean of Arts & Sciences (TIME, Sept. 28; Oct. 12, 1931). The Boston Globe scored a "beat" on the appointment, began at once reporting that Dean Murdock was being groomed for the presidency. Later other candidates were discussed over Boston tea tables, but Dean Murdock seemed to be ahead—until...