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The first time that History Professor Charles S. Maier ’60 tried to ask his wife—MIT History Professor Pauline R. Maier ’60—on a date, she turned him down. He was a Harvard sophomore, and she was a Radcliffe student...
“We came from totally different backgrounds; I came from a nonaffiliated Jewish family in the suburbs,” said Charles, referring to his New York City roots. His family moved to Scarsdale, N.Y. when he was nine, and he had attended a public high school there...
Eventually, Pauline was admitted to Radcliffe, and in her sophomore year, she decided to comp The Crimson. It was there that she met Charles.
“I found her very striking,” Charles said, “but I couldn’t really ask her out while she was on the comp.”
The fourth-ranked lightweight crew (4-3) also began its dual season with high expectations, but unlike its heavyweight counterpart, the Black and White found considerable success on the waters of the Charles.