Word: behinds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...exuberance of a kid at his first ball game. ("Well, capitalist," he boomed to Official Escort Henry Cabot Lodge, whom he needled throughout his trip, "have you finished your sausage?") He patted the cheek of a Lithuanian woman who came to plead for the freedom of her two children behind the Iron Curtain, promised to arrange a reunion. He played a cheerful role in a Marx Brothers farce in an Iowa cornfield. He joshed Democrat Adlai Stevenson for talking to him: "Do you think you will be investigated by the Bureau of Un-American Affairs?" In a burst of generosity...
...handicap standings, freshman Bruce Johnston took second behind Hamlin with the aid of a seven-minute start. Johnston was making his first attempt at cross-country running, and his showing was the best ever for a newcomer to the sport...
...Immediate reinforcement of learning" in another common phrase in education today, and it is the principle behind the spelling machines being used at the Franklin School in Lexington. the teacher pronounces a spelling word, and the student writes a reply to it in a space provided in a small rectangular box. Then, by shifting a lever, he exposes the correct answer. He can thus compare his answer promptly with the correct one, and the immediate reinforcement that takes place is reputed to be extremely valuable in the learning process. The spelling machine also has the virtue of allowing children...
...evening of June 16, Benjamin faced Irish record holder Bert Massett in the four-mile, the Crimson ace's first flat race at a distance greater than two miles. Messett won in 18:40, but Benjamin took second, eight seconds behind. A check with the record book showed that Benjamin's 18:48.4 was nearly 29 seconds better than the listed American four-mile mark, a 19:17.3 effort by Don Lash, one of the U. S.'s all-time greats, in 1937. Benjamin's performance was immediately submitted to the A.A.U for official recognition...
...were the fireworks over. The next evening, after considerable discussion, Benjamin entered the two-mile against Graham Everitt, Scotland's 4:03 miler. Excitement began to grow as Benjamin led the field through the first mile in 4:29. As Everett fell behind, Benjamin kept up his withering pace. With a last 440 of 63.0, he hit the tape in a sensational 8:55.2, a new Harvard record and the best performance this season by an American runner...