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...point here it that it was precisely the homogeneity of the Gold Coast dorm--the-fact that the "Gold-Coasters" were a self-selected and elite group--that ultimately led to the establishment of Harvard's House system in the 1930's. When, by the 1990's, the Houses bore "too much character," or, what is another way of saying too much exclusivity, the Houses themselves became doomed to reformation through randomization...
...jackeroos (Australian for cowboys) galloping furiously to head off a stampeding mob of sheep, remains a national icon a century later. Streeton painted not wilderness but settled pastoral land, framed by vast space. In The Purple Noon's Transparent Might, 1896 (the title is from Shelley: culturally, England still bore strongly on these highly nationalist artists), the high-keyed light and crisp, decisive brushwork create a broad, deep and coherent space brimming with heat...
...commended for the tremendous amount of effort dedicated to lobbying individual House masters to effect the change. It is also worth noting that the change was achieved not through a unilateral bid to the College's administration, but through appeals to House masters, smaller-scale requests for change that bore more fruit...
...Menick bore almost the entire offensive burden, carrying the ball 39 times for 176 yards. After a disappointing game last week against Lehigh, he finally displayed last year's form...
...Angeles, TOM BRADLEY was a healer of social divisions and a visionary who shepherded the transformation of an unruly town into a great city. The grandson of slaves, the son of Texas sharecroppers, he broke through racial barriers because there was simply no surrender in him. He bore the abuse that was the price of his success with a majestic dignity that even his most vicious detractors could never crack. Although he never courted the press, and was often criticized by it for his stoic public demeanor, he was one of the ablest politicians I have ever known. He understood...