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...program of General Education that came from General Education in a Free Society fifteen years ago reflected well the intentions that President Conant expressed when he appointed the Committee on the Objectives of General Education in a Free Society. That Committee had two purposes: one general, to provide a counterbalance for the department scholarship that dominated undergraduate teaching, and one specific, to create a program that would put Harvard in touch with a growing sense among the nation's intellectuals that higher education was neglecting the great books and ideas, which were the foundation of the Western intellectual heritage...
...plane's pilot, Peter Gram, of West Action, Mass., had called his base at 10:40 a.m. to report that the engines were losing power; fifteen minutes later, the plane crashed and both officers were killed...
...Crimson first encountered the perenially strong New York Rugby Club, which clobbered them, 22-0. Chalking this defeat up to the large number of inexperienced players, the squad practiced feverishly and pulled together a fine fifteen which mashed Villanova 16-3. Co-ordination among the backs improved and the scrum bound better...
...Boston match, however, was a disappointment. Injuries and illness depleted Harvard's ranks, and the fifteen finally fielded proved unequal to the job. A poor three-quarter line coupled with ineffective tackling made the Crimson easy prey for the experienced international Boston Club, which walked away with the game...
Many who prefer the gridiron in the fall return to the rugby field in the spring, so Harvard should come up with a fifteen par excellence. Rugby Club president Jeff Pochop, Mike Furley, and Gene Skowronski will all be immeasurable assets...