Word: fall
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Sixty-five-year-old Charles Davis, who had paced nervously below his children at every performance of their high-wire balancing act, was ready when it happened in a Miami circus tent. As his son and daughter lost their balance and toppled, Davis hurled himself forward and cushioned their fall with his body. His children survived with back injuries; he suffered only bruises...
...advantage of such organization is three-fold. On the side of the solicitors, it will frequently enable them to touch where the money is ripe, and ready to fall on the particular project at hand. On the side of the donators, it will prevent them from being irritated and confused by numerous requests for different projects. And on the side of the University as a whole--in terms of "futures," as Kane calls it--it will tend to keep the influx of money organized and smooth. Today, when the percentage of endowment dollars to expenses is lower than...
...Cambridge, work will continue officially on two 'Cliffe-originated projects, formulated this fall by a temporary volunteer-staffed N.S.A. committee working under the Radcliffe Student Council. One activity--collection of books or funds for books for the decimated library of Charles University in Prague--will be restricted to Annex boundaries...
Soccer captain at Exeter in 1943, Potter played at the right inside position for the Varsity this fall, piling up close to 88 minutes of playing time in each game, High scorer for the Crimson in 1946, when he played at center-forward, Potter was shifted to inside this fall by Coach MacDonald to make more use of his speed...
After playing on the informal Crimson soccer eleven in the summer of 1944, Potter entered the American Field Service, returning to College in time for the 1946 season. This fall he was one of four Harvard players nominated to participate in the Olympic trials held at Troy, N. Y., last Sunday...