Word: eighth
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Dave Norris finished ahead of Kingston, behind Bogan and Hogen. But Friedman, running one of his best races of the season, finished right behind Norris, and Slowik unleashed a tremendous finishing kick in the last 100 yards to nip Captain Dave McLean by a couple of steps for the eighth position. Ralph Perry finished right behind McLean to complete the varsity scoring...
...race itself shaped up nearly as had been predicted, with Crimson ace Pete Reider duelling Princeton's spectacular sophomore Rod Zwirner for the lead. Yale contented itself with gaining the all-important third through eighth positions, ignoring the two front-runners...
...quick kick. Captain Bob Rex, a fine blocking back, has developed into one of the most effective quick kickers in recent years. Known as "Mr. Sideways" for the unique way he faces the stands to do his booting, Rex, has averaged 41.5 yards on his sixteen punts to rank eighth in the nation...
Ever-popular Music 1 suffered a drop in enrollment from 408 last year to 355 and has fallen from fifth to eighth place. Social Sciences 4 and Natural Sciences 3 follow to complete the roster...
Eventually. Peter Cooper fulfilled his pledge by building a pioneering school which offered art, science and engineering to the poor. For many years his Cooper Union was one of the proudest landmarks in downtown Manhattan (Fourth Avenue and Eighth Street). But with the vast growth of the U.S. educational system, the Union's reputation became obscured: to many, it began to seem more of a historical oddity, e.g., the place where Lincoln made his famed Cooper Union address, than a going educational concern. Last week, as it launched its centennial program with the backing of scores of the country...