Word: gained
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...opera house for Essen. Says U.S. Architect Eero Saarinen, himself the son of a famed Finnish architect: "In the postwar decade, Aalto seemed headed away from the mainstream of architecture-until now. The development of the last few years has proved him right. Architecture, while maintaining its gain in technology, is turning to Aalto's treatment of natural materials...
...crowd of 12,000 will watch two of the bests quarterbacks in the Northeast this afternoon when the Crimson football team tries to gain its second straight victory of the season against a tough, fast, and underrated Bucknell eleven. Despite a convincing 36-22 win over the University of Massachusetts last Saturday, the favored varsity, led by Charlie Ravenel, will have a difficult job stopping the Bison pilot Paul Terhes, who last year compiled 898 yards passing...
President Jordan said in part, "Radcliffe College exists for only one purpose--to provide that beneficent and civilizing discipline which is the virility of education.... You have come here not to find a husband, but to gain an education. Tend then to the education, for the getting of a husband will take care of itself...
...second frame following nine consecutive running plays, including the option lateral to Cullen. Twelve minutes later, the varsity tallied again, after a similar dramatic play at a key moment. With third down and 12 yards to go, Ravenel passed to sophomore end Bob Boyda for a 16-yard gain to the UMass 34-yd. line. Halfback Chet Boulris took a pitchout off right tackle for 20 yards; then right-halfback Larry Repsher raced 14 yards around left end to paydirt...
Perhaps this explains why most student groups for political study end in quick failure. After one or two enthusiastic meetings, most members realize that they lack both the time and the special competence to gain an adequate understanding of, say, the disarmament issue--the variety of plans involved, their implications, the history of negotiations, the forces at work on the participants...