Word: devotee
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Proponents of the plan, including Dartmouth Coach DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry, have hold that freshmen would benefit because they would be under the immediate close supervision of the varsity coaches. In the fall, the varsity staff has little or no time to devote to the freshmen.
"It is my conviction that we should, and I hope that in the coming months the different faculties here at Harvard will give careful consideration to this question. No one type of institution alone is involved. It seems to me that the four-year liberal arts colleges which are separate...
"We haven't the time in the fall to devote to really intensive individual instruction. But in the spring, when the pressure's off, coaches can work with boys individually, paying close attention to each one's needs.
An English clergyman first got the idea for such a group in 1947. He came to the United States to recruit college students between the age of 18 and 25 who would devote their summers to serving in clubs, parishes, camps, hospitals, and settlement houses in England's Cockney country...
"Of course there is no question of the right of American citizens to organize in pursuit of their common convictions. I realize that Senator Lodge and his associates are exercising this right in an attempt to place before me next July a duty that would transcend my present responsibility. In...