Word: favored
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lives of that basic affirmation which is the essence of faith." In his 1957 address, President Pusey disavowed any tie between faith, and sectarianism in the University: "In my judgment the people who are speaking for religion in universities today should not be understood as speaking in favor of a particular church. They are not asking for special privilege...
Rabbi Gold was somewhat disturbed by this "flirtation with commitment." "I do not favor the lack of earnestness indicated by casually picking and choosing ideas rather than determined searching." This searching--academic wanderings among new and different philosophies--is not eschewed by traditional Judaism, in fact, the pursuit of knowledge is revered as in perhaps no other religion...
...Class is a rather meaningless proposition," and concluded: "Since the actual responsibility of the Marshals is quite small, and since the House system has changed the make-up of the "old Harvard" to a very considerable degree, it would seem best to remove the anachronism of Class Marshals in favor of a purely House-elected body." Several University administrators seemed to receive the idea favorably...
...sided upsets for a mediocre season, enlivened by a now-familiar discussion of the merits of collegiate football in general. Barry Wood's What Price Football? came out to answer, among other arguments, the suggestion of Henry Pritchett, President of the Carnegie Foundation that football be abandoned in favor of horseracing...
This year's running of the oldest intercollegiate contest in the country, now 108 years old, puts special pressure on the Crimson boat since a Yale victory would tie the series which now stands 47-46 in the Crimson's favor. The last tie occurred in 1940 when the Crimson evened the series at 39 victories each...