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Word: cards (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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SOME YEARS AGO, a Harvard undergraduate forgot to turn in his study card on time. Sometime in late March, a good six weeks or so after the deadline, he received a letter from the Registrar's office. He opened it with trepidation, fearful of astronomical fines or even stiffer disciplinary sanctions...

Author: By Dan Swanson, | Title: Elizabeth Butterfield (1913 - 1978) | 7/18/1978 | See Source »

...know," the letter began, "that you are very busy at The Crimson. But we do need to keep our records in order. If you could be so kind as to fill out the enclosed checklist and mail it back, we will prepare your study card for you." The letter included a stamped envelope addressed to a Mrs. Elizabeth Butterfield, assistant registrar...

Author: By Dan Swanson, | Title: Elizabeth Butterfield (1913 - 1978) | 7/18/1978 | See Source »

...following athletic facilities are available free to Summer School students upon presentation of their I.D. card: swimming, tennis, rowing, squash, volleyball, basketball, and sailing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Summer School Calendar | 7/14/1978 | See Source »

Ecumenism. "However much common statements may be developed on original sin, for example, the Protestant style and worldview still takes a much more pessimistic view of human nature (and human fun, like gambling, dancing, drinking, card-playing, and sex) than does the traditional Catholic worldview. These differences have been largely ignored by theologians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Andy's Answers | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

...Beatty was notorious as a rake, and not of the garden variety, by the time his first film opened. At the time, his feelings about his profession were mixed. "When I would fly in from Europe," he recalls, "it was embarrassing for me to put 'actor' on my landing card...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Warren Beatty Strikes Again | 7/3/1978 | See Source »

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