Dame, of Herald, Replaces Wild As News Office Head

Succeeding to the post held since 1934 by Arthur Wild, Lawrence Dame, editorial writer and art editor for the Boston Herald-Traveler, has been appointed Director of the Harvard University News Office for one year from September 1, the University announced last night.

"I came here originally a year and a half before the Tercentenary in 1936 to handle publicity for the celebration. That's been pretty well cleared up now," remarked Wild, whose destination as yet is indefinite.

The new director, a native of Portland, Me., has been in the newspaper business for more than 20 years. Starting with the Portland Evening Express, he later shifted to the Portland Press Herald and Portland Sunday Telegram; in 1929 he went to Paris to join the staff of the Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune.

He has been with the Boston Herald in various capacities for more than 15 years, at present filling the post of editorial writer and art editor. In addition, he is a regular Sunday writer for the New York Times, Variety critic for Boston, and columnist for Newspaperman.

The job of Director of the News Office will not be a new one to Dame, for he held the job for six months after Pearl Harbor while Wild was touring the United States with Latin American newspapermen. In May of this year, working with the News Office, Dame was the first to secure clearance for a story on the Civil Affairs Training School.