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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bookish Football. Robert Anderson had an old-fashioned upbringing in a close-knit, pious, hard-working family in Johnson County. Texas, just south of Fort Worth. His father (who died fortnight ago at 81) was a storekeeper in the little town of Burleson, later took up farming on a 120-acre tract in Godley. Stricken at three with an attack of polio that left him with a limp, Bob grew up a bookish, unathletic lad, but he did his farm chores right along with the four other Anderson children. "He was serious-minded," his mother recalls. "From the time...
...over the Bulldogs. For Yale, it was the worst defeat in 43 years. Harte, an end, had the honor of scoring the first touchdown against the Elis in the Stadium with a 35-yard dash in the first period. Captain and fullback E. W. Mahan tallied four touchdowns to close out a brilliant career...
...students of an educational opportunity from which they might benefit greatly. Many of the students who leave the Honors program do so, not because of incapability or laziness, but because they prefer to follow interests they consider more rewarding than academic specialization. But tutorials opportunities for informal discussion and close contact with a tutor can profit these students as well as those in honors...
...television lies not in passing new laws, he maintained, but "in putting to work what laws and regulations we have." He pointed out that Federal agencies are now belatedly investigating TV activities. "Now that the horse has been stolen, the Administration is rushing in from all directions to close the barn door." He mentioned that "as Governor I know that the public expects me to be on top of the play, every day and every minute...
...starting backfield, one of Harvard's best running trios, will be making its last appearance this Saturday at the Bowl. Chet Boulris, Sam Halaby, and Albie Cullen will close out illustrious gridiron careers. Also playing their last games in Harvard uniforms will be guards Jerry Weidler and George Waterman...