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...first use of a color to distinguish Harvard athletes took place at a boatrace held on June 19, 1858. At the time, it was customary for crews to race in any handy costume, every man for himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Committee Standardizes Sports Letter Sweaters | 6/13/1957 | See Source »

...haze of cigarette smoke; hot-dog stands throughout the building were cigaretteless for the duration, and strips of cardboard covered the signs that normally announce "BEER" (a checkroom was converted to a Bible shop). Third surprise was the crowd itself: quiet, well-dressed, all ages-there was nothing to distinguish it from the audience at the Radio City Music Hall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: God in the Garden | 5/27/1957 | See Source »

...infantry, Eisenhower has never risked one whit of prestige. Now, of course the AP reported yesterday that the President "at long last, had proved he could get down off his high horse and punch." This referred to a statement earlier in the day when he said he would henceforth distinguish between those Republican candidates he was "for" and those he was "enthusiastically...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Defeat by Default | 5/23/1957 | See Source »

...Registrar, however, were empowered to arrange lecture hours, with the assent of the various departments, there would be fewer mixups of this sort. This system would demand qualitative judgments which would not always be easy; an IBM machine cannot distinguish between Comp Lit 166 and English 10, but a perceptive administrator can. There is no reason why courses cannot be scheduled according to the needs of both instructors and students, instead of the whims of the autonomous departments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Twelve O'Clock High | 5/21/1957 | See Source »

...reveals. Unfortunately a few artists whose work adorns magazine covers and theatrical stages are missing, however this is no one's fault but their own. It is hoped they will be less reticent in the future. Painters Yoshaiki Shimizu and Alden Christie, as well as sculptor Jose Buscaglia, particularly distinguish themselves by their technical skill. In Shimizu's The Climbers the mesage is forceful and direct. The figures are painted in a monumental, realistic style. Bright, clear colors convey the brilliance of the sun's reflection and massive forms suggest in their postures strength and determination. One disturbing detail...

Author: By Lowell J. Rubin, | Title: Undergraduate Art | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

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