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...handbill which they distributed listed 18 organizations which the American Legion claimed Mather has been cited by the Attorney General as "subversive." The other paper denounced Mather for coming to the defense of M.I.T. mathematics professor Dirk J. Struik, who in 1951 was charged with advocating the violent overthrow of the U.S. government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mather Denounces Legion Pickets At Western U. Speech Last Week | 11/27/1953 | See Source »

Desperate Moment (J. Arthur Rank; Universal-International) tries to do for West Berlin what The Third Man did so successfully for Vienna. Refugee Dirk Bogarde has confessed to a murder he did not commit because he thinks he has nothing left to live for. But as soon as he begins serving his life term, his long-lost girl friend (Mai Zetterling) turns up. Breaking out of jail to clear his name, Bogarde is hounded through the rubble-strewn ruins by the police and matches wits with skulking black-marketeers. The film fails because its events are too predictable for suspense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Sep. 21, 1953 | 9/21/1953 | See Source »

...same time, the Institute said it would consider the case of a fourth man, Lawrence B. Arguimbau, associate professor of Electrical Engineering, who testified in executive session and would reexamine the case of Dirk J. Struik, suspended professor of Mathematics. The decision on these two is still pending. None is actually expected yet on Struik, who was not called by the committee since he is still awaiting trial on a charge of conspiracy to overthrow the government by force and violence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Former Communists Retained on M. I. T. Faculty | 6/10/1953 | See Source »

Dunster's first boat took fifth in the crew, but a surprise third place finish by the second boat, and a strong showing in the sculling gave it good rowing advantage. Dirk Post took the wherry class, and Ken Culbert finished a close second in the singles sculling. The first boat, was stroked by Bruce Morgan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dunster House Wins Straus Trophy | 5/18/1953 | See Source »

...Crimson swept the discus, with Phil Pratt taking first, Roger Machanic second, and Dirk Walecka third. Pratt threw it 145 feet 21/2 inches. The varsity also swept the shot put, with Gil Murray first, Walecka second, and football star John Culver third. Murray did 43 feet 5 inches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Track Team Tops Dartmouth Easily In Wet Stadium | 5/4/1953 | See Source »

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