Word: defunction
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...personnel of the Cambridge Drama Festival, Inc., strangely resembles that of the now defunct Brattle Theatre Group, which produced plays for three years--1949-52--in the Brattle Theater and last summer revived itself to do a Shakespear Festival. But the reason for this connection is not that the Festival is a mere continuation of the Brattle, but rather that the men who operated the old company are the best qualified people to handle...
...those involved in the revolution thought Harvard had gone haywire again, and all were most out spoken in saying so. Now, of a random 12 dentists contacted in Boston--seven of them graduates of the defunct Dental School--only one would go on record with his opinion. The rest refused to be quoted by name, not because they were any less opposed to Harvard, but because they were afraid that, from the way things are progressing, they just might be wrong...
...drama group has tried to establish itself here, it will be the first one which has the active support of the University, a sincere desire to serve the community, and a reasonable chance for success. The personnel of the Cambridge Drama Festival, Inc., strangely resembles that of the now defunct Brattle Theater Group, which produced plays for three years--1949-52--in the Brattle Theater and last summer revived itself to do a Shakespeare Festival. But the reason for this connection is not that the Festival is a mere continuation of the Brattle, but rather that the men who operated...
...Dutch. As the eldest of six children, Arleigh worked hard on his father's 170-acre farm. But a country school teacher aroused his interest in the Navy and on June 26, 1919, the sturdy blond Swede from Boulder stepped off the old Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis railway (now defunct, but known for years to midshipmen as the "Weary, Belated & Annoyed") to begin his Navy career...
Finally came the catalyst to action. In 1946, the campus of defunct Middlesex Medical College was offered to a hastily-organized group of Boston businessmen. Middlesex was founded by Dr. John Hall Smith, an old New Englander who reacted against discrimination by other medical schools. Smith succeeded in maintaining a non-discriminatory admissions policy, but failed to maintain a satisfactory level of instruction...