Word: combatting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Coach John White will probably start Captain George Higginbottom, Dick Reilly and Bill Collins as forwards, Maurice Balboni and Dick McLaughlin at defense, and either Dick Cleary or Harry Pratt in the goal. The Yardlings will have to combat a particularly fast Eli first line that led the Blue to their victory over Providence...
Kirk also said that men of conviction, men courageous enough to express their views, will be needed to combat the "very real danger of the degradation of the democratic dogma." He further criticized the tendency of the student in becoming a mere "passive recipient of canned knowledge...
...other hand, if Israel were in possession of modern weapons, comparable in combat performance to arms available to Arab nations, aggression would be deterred. The principle that sufficient power to deter aggression is instrumental for the maintenance of peace is commonly recognized, and had been put forward by Mr. Dulles himself. A weak Israel would serve as an invitation to aggression that would increase the general turmoil in the region, which is only playing into Russian hands. On the other hand, by providing arms to Israel and thus deterring aggression, the general stability in the area would be advanced...
Despite the M.I.T. student's little informal contact with the Faculty, the administration has manifested a growing concern for his "spiritual well-being." To combat problems caused by work pressures, the Institute has placed increasing emphasis on its advisorial program. Few of the students have much contact with their advisers, but the avenue of approach remains open whenever they feel the need of advice...
...study admissions, Personnel Director John Teele has been put at the head of an office on Expansion, and a lot of top level discussion and planning has begun. Several outside groups have also entered the picture. The city of Cambridge has instituted a halting program of Urban Renewal to combat local conditions, and the Design School has begun research to assemble information relevant to planning...