Word: felted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bond stood with his foot poised against the outboard escape door, which would open when pressure inside and out was equalized. After 25 seconds, he felt it give, and yelled: "On the bottom!" Tuckfield closed the air inlet. They were now up to their necks in water, and breathing air at a pressure of about ten atmospheres, 134 p.s.i. above normal. Instead of being searing hot, as they had feared, it proved comfortably warming. But there was no time to enjoy it. Not a second could be lost, or they would begin to suffer nitrogen poisoning-Jacques Yves Cousteau...
...committee felt that the opposition of parents and the risk of decreased educational efficiency outweighed all the advantages of a four-term year. Against the additional attractions for potential teachers, the committee felt that fatigue and the difficulties of rehousing those who were not teaching during a particular term were serious problems. Against the economies of full-time operation, the opposition of parents and students was a decisive obstacle...
Although he made his proposal in very strong terms, it was not carried through, perhaps because Harvard felt that it was already in the midst of one major experiment--the General Education program. However, this proposal too would have done little to ease the position of teachers; the problem of full use during the summer would have remained untouched...
...H.A.A. will not issue complimentary football tickets to local youngsters for any of the games this year, Donald M. Felt, assistant Director of Athletics stated yesterday. He added, however, that there may be free admission for organized youth groups to next year's non-Ivy contests...
...Felt said that the main obstacle blocking any such program is the limitation set on the number of free tickets by Ivy League contract. The HAA already makes complimentary passes available to many adult groups, such as officials of Cambridge, Boston, and the State House...