Word: fall
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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McNear was killed instantly when he lost his balance climbing Dent du Geant --"The Giant's Tooth"--on August 18, six miles, from the famous French peak. His body, and the body of a companion he knocked over in his fall, were recovered and cremated in Italy later in the month...
Suddenly he lost his balance. The force of the fall pulled the piton out of the crack. A vertical razor of rock, jutting up from the ledge, cut McNear's rope and he continued down...
...fall of 1947, a small group of movie enthusiasts drew up extensive plans to establish a student film colony and club. Until that time, Harvard's undergraduate organizations had limited themselves to such fields as drama and journalism. Now, despite an apalling lack of funds or equipment, a bunch of artistic upstarts decided it was time to delve into a new medium...
This film series represents one of a large group of projects on tap for members throughout the next year. Reuted from the Modern Museum of Art, this fall's program consists of a short survey of the film in America, beginning with "The Great Train Robbery" and running through "All Quiet on the Western Front." In the spring, classical foreign pictures from France and Germany, including "The Passion of Jean of Arc" and numerous German propaganda films, will be presented for the benefit of club members...
Munro's task is nothing short of tremendous. Last fall, in his first season here, he fashioned a team which lost only to Springfield (his alma mater and defending national champion) and Navy, Harvard's only Ivy League loss. The 1948 team finished second to Cornell in the Ivy League and runner-up to Connecticut in the New England circuit...