Word: crichtons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Sesquipedalian Words. Last week, U.S. readers could find out a good deal more about the panjandrum. A group of scholars, critics and historians had written sketches and tributes for a book about him (Archibald Henderson: The New Crichton, edited by Samuel Stevens Hood; Beechhurst Press; $5). Among the contributors were the late Historian Charles A. Beard, Novelist Betty Smith, and the university's ex-president (now U.S. Senator), Frank Porter Graham. Each took a different phase of the Henderson chronicle...
Robert C. Crichton '50 took the prize for his story, "Suffer the Little Children," which appeared in the December issue. The award, now in its second year, is made each May to the best work in the Lampoon, Advocate, CRIMSON, or other undergraduate publication...
...Crichton's story tells of two boys taking their first Communion, who decide out of curiosity to steal and break the Communal Sacrament. According to a nun's superstition, Christ's blood will flow from the sacrament if it is desecrated. The title was drawn from the Bible...
Johnny Goldsmith (Lowell) and John White (Winthrop) are the guards, Ted Nelson (Winthrop) is the center, and Brad Ryan (Dudley) and Bob Crichton (Eliot) are the forwards...
...another announcement made by Dolph Samborski, Director of intramural athletics, the individual high scorers in House basketball were disclosed. Johnny Goldsmith of Lowell took top honors with 227 points for the season. The runner-up, Bob Crichton of Eliot was far behind with 164 points. Third place in the standings was taken by Dudley's Brad Ryan with 163 tallies...