Word: 35th
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FOUR YEARS AGO, in the 35th reunion book of the Harvard class of 1942, Monroe Engel gave the following account of himself: "I have continued to teach, write and take in various forms of nutrient." That, recounted in characteristic fashion, is indeed what he has done for most of the past quarter century. More specifically, he has taught creative writing at Harvard during those years and written creatively on his own. As a writer who teaches and a teacher who writes, Engel has lived on a plot of middle ground somewhere between his two professions. He has lived near Harvard...
...purchasing office takes its largest orders from the AHA, which organizes the mammoth 25th reunion and the smaller 50th, 35th and tenth reunion celebrations...
Individually, the seven runners had varying results. Beckford, after running in the top ten for nearly two miles, succumbed to the blistering pace and faded back to a 35th place finish, disappointingly failing to qualify as an All-American...
Finishing just two seconds behind Logan, teammate Felix Rippy latched on to 35th place. Rippy, a freshman, began the race conservatively, saving his strength for the hilly middle miles...
...with a partisan bite, as required by the ground rules of the dinner. Quipped the Governor during an eight-minute speech: "There is no foundation to the rumor that I am the only one here who was at the original Al Smith dinner." (This year's is the 35th annual affair.) By contrast, Carter turned preachy in a 14-minute oration that included an attack on Christian fundamentalists who contend that God does not hear the prayers of Jews. Some of his jokes fell flat. Said Carter: "I will say publicly and for the record that...