Word: calvinism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...fact that is not lost on Parker. Among the hopefuls, he'll have the engineroom from nearly every major college eight, with the exception of Brown. Navy's Chuck Munns, Dave Murray and John Kiser, who rowed in last year's Eastern championship boat, will be there, as will Calvin Coffey, Bill Backman and Pete Karassik from the Northeastern boat that won the Sprint title a month ago. The majority of the Washington varsity that roared through an unbeaten Spring only to fall meekly at the IRA finals has been invited, as well...
...opposed jail sentences for possessors. But he insisted that no penalty was too harsh in dealing with 5 "murderous, unprincipled" drug pushers. On amnesty, he explained that he was merely following the precedents set by Lincoln, Coolidge and Truman, all of whom declared postwar amnesties. "Nobody ever called Calvin Coolidge a dangerous radical," said McGovern. The Senator favors amnesty for conscientious objectors but not for deserters...
Other Northeasterners also stress the practical advantages of co-op education. Says Calvin True, 25, a law student who spent last term as a probate clerk: "Coop gives you practical experience in a field in which you desire to practice, and you know what you want to do when you graduate." Alan Kandel, a management major who worked as an accountant, agrees. "I have friends in other schools who take summer jobs, and I know I'm way ahead of them...
...without a doubt our best race of the year." Huskie coach Ernie Arlett said. "I let my stroke (Calvin Coffey) row his own race. He's a brilliant oar and he did just what he wanted--I really didn't have anything to do in deciding the race plan...
American politics and government are particularly vulnerable to Rogers' kind of humor. Politicians who parade as national leaders look silly when you notice their common imperfections. Rogers described Calvin Coolidge's stiff-lipped way of talking: "Coolidge is what we call at home a close chewer and a tight spitter." But he did not limit his jokes to personal failings; he also knocked irresponsible government policies and actions. The moral self-righteousness with which we infuse our policies seems absurd against the hard truths of government inefficiency and immorality. Rogers used this contrast as a major source of his biting...