Word: ende
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...benefit that he, himself (unlike Wadleigh), had never gone to Oxford, he hardly seemed to warm up. He attempted unsuccessfully to get Wadleigh to say he had stolen documents from desks other than his own (including Hiss's) and turned the witness loose. At week's end the Government rested its case...
They were at the tag end of the term. Next week the court hopes to hang up its tailored black robes and go fishing, putter around its roses, and occasionally study legal papers. Behind them the Nine will leave some bewildered citizens, some disgruntled federal cops, a larger than usual number of baffled and unhappy lawyers, and one of the most adventurous records in the Supreme Court's long and loquacious history...
...Class of 1949. For the last 20 years or so, today's graduates have been floating along through life with the aid of nurses, parents, school-teachers, and more recently, for some, government money. And most seniors realize that this happy state of affairs is going to end pretty soon. Some are trying to postpone the day of reckoning by sneaking off to graduate or professional schools, or by hiding cravenly in summer jobs or Continental tours. But the world is closing in on everybody--and it's no bargain...
...seniors can hardly be blamed if they gaze for the last time upon familiar surroundings with a brimming heart. Some of them are simply grifters who are sorry to see the end of a 10 to 2 workday. Some are intense individuals who strove joyfully for four years in a fascinating welter of ideas and knowledge. Most are probably a mixture of both types. All, it is safe to say, are a little touched by stage fright and resignation. The College is behind them. The world is closing...
...Elis, making a frantic, bid to end 13 consecutive defeats over the New London course, have imitated Curwen's (and Coach Tom Bolles') rowing style this year, abandoning their high stroking style of previous seasons. Both crews will probably row most of the race at a 30 to 31 beat, although Yale will force it up higher for the finish...