Word: closers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...been scattered and uncoordinated. Many questions are still unanswered. In the ultimate analysis, what is the purpose of a college education? Should college produce citizens or technicians or both? Since everyone cannot go to college, who should be admitted? Should there be a functional distinction between colleges? And, coming closer to home, what is the justification for retaining the privately endowed college, drawing its enrollment principally from the upper economic brackets, at a time when the great state colleges, backed by public funds, can support a much more representative admission policy...
...seating plan proposes allocation of seats by class, with equal priority for single and two-seat applicants, thus abolishing the present all-male cheering section and moving men with dates closer to the 5-50 yard line...
...Matter of Manners. Did all this mean that "the situation was deteriorating," or, in plain English, that the world was closer to war? It did not. Two years ago, when honeyed words flew between Russia and the West, the basic ideas, methods, objectives and interests of Communism on the one hand and democracy on the other were every inch as far apart as they are today. The only change is that two years ago a lot of Americans did not realize how big the gap was, and now they do. For this, thanks is largely due to the harsh words...
...Truman, who spoke to the congregation from the floor before the altar: "It is a great day in the history of the United States and of Washington. . . . We hope that you will take to heart the prayer in the invocation for a just and honorable peace. . . . We are getting closer all the time . . . but we must have the support of all those organizations that stand for God and a moral code in the world...
...Crimson Freshmen came much closer, but also lost out to B.U. and Rhode Island 44 to 42 to 39. John Pankey turned in another good performance, finishing fourth with a time of 17 minutes, 27 seconds, and Dick White grabbed fifth place. Pankey was elected captain of the '51 team following the meet...