Word: eastern
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...profit basis so that contributions to the group would be tax-deductible. And, most importantly, it affiliated with Harvard's Summer School, obtaining the use of Sanders Theatre in return for paying maintenance expenses and obeying the fire regulations. It represents the first time a big eastern university has lent its name and cooperation for a venture of the sort. The prestige value is of course, great. And the capacity of Sanders will make it possible for the Festival to be financially successful...
...other Olympic year the decision could easily be made. This year's eight has beaten all but three crews in eastern competition so far this season; it has defeated the defending Olympic champions, the Navy Admirals; in time trials last week on the Charles it was clocked a few seconds slower than the all-time river mark; and last Saturday at Princeton it rowed a race which in any other year and against almost any other crew would have made Harvard an obvious selection for the Syracuse competion...
This season, however, the quality of the opposition the Crimson must overcome is unprecedented in its excellence. Cornell, which won the Eastern Sprints at Washington, is a strong, smooth outfit. Second to Cornell in the Sprints was Yale, a contingent which Love describes as an "extraordinary good crew." In addition to these two eights Harvard would race Washington and California, both first-rate western crews...
...Crimson sailors finished fourth out of eight contestants in the Eastern finals and will compete again next weekend at Marion, Mass., with the two Western finalists to determine the U.S. Olympic representative...
...Gianetti '57 of Leverett House and Trinidad, B.W.I., was elected captain of the 1957 varsity tennis team at the team's annual dinner Monday evening. Gianetti played fourth doubles with Steve Kay and the two were undefeated in Eastern League play. Gianetti was used in singles matches against Army and Cornell and was also undefeated in this category...