Word: appears
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...money shows are subtler. With huge audiences at stake, they go to extremes to appear beyond reproach. They know that they cannot afford to risk collusion with contestants. Yet, estimates one veteran of such shows, "you have 70% or 80% control of what happens." The technique is simple: "To keep a contestant winning, all you have to do is figure out how not to hit a question he doesn't know. That's the basis of all quiz shows." The producers hand-pick their contestants for personality, occupation and geographical spread as well as specialized knowledge, then...
Henry Wente and Dave Gately present a strong one-two punch in the broad jump, while French Anderson and captain Dick Wharton appear unbeatable in the 440. Dodge, and either Anderson or Wharton or both, present a formidable field in the 220. Dyke Benjamin and Dave Norris should pick up the second and third places behind Reider in the two-mile, while Bill Thompson, and possibly Reider or Norris should score in the mile...
...Dunster Dunces recently received an offer to appear on a nationwide TV show, Name That Tune. Like the Band, Glee Club, Hasty Pudding, and numerous faculty members, they could not accept the offer because of a University rule which has remained all but invariable for over ten years. Adopted and periodically reaffirmed by a Corporation vote, the rule states that Harvard's name may not be used in connection with a radio or television show...
...balancing a possible public inference that Harvard drives Mercurys, were the Glee Club to appear on an Ed Sullivan show, are the favorable impressions presented by reasonably screened undergraduate groups and faculty members, and valuable experiences for student dramatic and musical organizations...
...Sharpe Trophy with a score of 85 points. Brown was second with 79, Coast Guard third with 77, and Harvard fourth with 75. Trailing these were Dartmouth, 60 points; Trinity, which had 54 points, and the University of Rhode Island with 53. The eighth team, Yale, failed to appear...