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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Dartmouth squats on a plateau overlooking the Connecticut River and Very Mont. and is shackled on three sides by foothills of the White Mountains. It is 140 miles northwest of Boston and 275 miles north of New York, yet annually fills its halls with enough students to balance the 3,000 population of Hanover. It is castle accessible by rail, auto, and air in the summer and fall it is practically inaccessible the rest of the year, but Dartmouth likes it that way. It is probably the only school in the country that takes men from 46 states, the District...

Author: By Laurence D.savadove, | Title: Dartmouth--A Quiet Spark in the Frozen North | 10/27/1951 | See Source »

...traditional meeting between these two teams scheduled for Harvard Stadium next Saturday, there is much speculation on who the new coaches will be. Mentioned prominently for the Open position is Dwight "Dike" Hyde '51, former Crimson end and currently coaching Winthrop House. From fog bound Closed College in Mystic, Connecticut, the name of Jerry Kanter '51 issued forth along with the name of Edward E. "Hooks" Mylin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shakeup in Coaching Staffs Is Revealed at Open, Closed | 10/27/1951 | See Source »

This year Dartmouth brings another good team to Cambridge. The Green's record is three wins, and one defeat, that a 2 to 1 loss to Army, which is probably the strongest in the East. The Indians beat Connecticut, 7 to 1, Wesleyan, 2 to 0, and Massachusetts, 4 to 0. Harvard has won one, lost one, and tied...

Author: By James M. Storey, | Title: Booters Seek First Win Over Green in 3 Years | 10/26/1951 | See Source »

Elihu Yale, whose name the budding institution took in 1718, bought himself a fair degree of immortality with a gift appraised at a little over 562 English pounds. He thought of the little Connecticut school, no doubt, as young and promising--as indeed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crime | 10/24/1951 | See Source »

McCarthy never answers criticisms, just savagely attacks the critic. Anyone who voices reservations about his methods is blasted as a "defender of Communists." The Senate resolution of Connecticut's William Benton asking his ejection charges McCarthy with misrepresentation, deception and outright perjury. Last week a subcommittee of Senators decided that the charges warranted a full investigation. McCarthy's response: the committee is trying to throw him out of the Senate "because of my" fight against Communism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Weighed in the Balance | 10/22/1951 | See Source »

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