Word: besting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lost in the Stars, as many of you may know, is based on Cry, the Beloved Country, the recent best-seller about white-Negro tension in South Africa. The TIME account was of a touring exhibition of South African paintings and sculpture at the National Gallery in Washington. Conspicuous in the show, said TIME'S Editors, were the vivid works of G. Sekoto, the only Negro artist included, who had taught himself to paint in Johannesburg, then left his native land to study in Paris, only to find poverty and despair, to attempt suicide and to be committed...
...Gooff Tootell, this year's captain, and Don Trimble, each of whom is capable of competing in three field events and taking first or second in all three events almost every meet. Many other members of last year's varsity are returning. The squad will also include the best crop of Sophomore runners Jaakko has over had, many of whom were able to out-distance by far their varsity counterparts all last season...
...will be running the half mile and mile this winter and spring are now on the cross country squad, informal practice for sprinters, and field events men has been going on since the beginning of the term. "Now while we can still work outside is the best time to get started," Jaakko claims...
Besides Tootell and Trimble, other men who will probably compete in field events this season are Keith, and Ravreby in the Javelin, Rubin in the weight and hammer, football, and Wilson is the discus, Budlock in the pole vault, Best in the high jump, Kumple Geick and Gibson in the broad jump and Kanter and Ray in the shot...
...best Mikkola's runners have been able to do so far is beat Holy Cross in a triangular meet won by Rhode Island State. The Crimson lost its opener to Tufts...