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...Crimson's Ham Graven outlasted Art Ellison, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. Gravem's ground strokes were not as steady as usual, although his net play and mid-court volleying were consistently sharp. In a close two set match, Army's captain and number two, Roland Nordlie, edged Captain Alex Haegler, whose game was somewhat erratic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Defeats West Pint, 11-2, In Tennis Match | 4/25/1955 | See Source »

...that images of God or of holy persons begot idolatry by distracting attention from the essence of the Godhead to the superficialities of concrete appearance. Today, the issue is only a minor one among Christians, but the vast majority of Moslems still take very seriously the Mosaic rule against graven images; they are especially incensed by statues of religious leaders, and, among these, a statue of Mohammed would be especially offensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Hegira from Manhattan | 4/18/1955 | See Source »

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S craggy, compassionate countenance, crinkling with humor and graven by tragedy, is as familiar to most Americans as the faces of their own grandfathers. The first great photographer, Matthew Brady, portrayed Lincoln many times in the course of the Civil War, and generations of schoolboys have studied Brady's portraits. Few ever saw the beardless, relatively untried Lincoln opposite, which was displayed with a Lincoln's Birthday flourish this week in Washington's Corcoran Gallery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: A HAPPY MR. LINCOLN | 2/14/1955 | See Source »

...league play so far this season, the Crimson has won two and tied one. Its singles lineup for the two contests will be Ham Graven, Brooks Harris, Captain John Rauh, Alex Haegler, Gene Mann, and Donn Spencer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Net Team Meets Lions Here Today | 5/7/1954 | See Source »

Coach Jack Barnaby will go with the singles lineup which swept the Army match last Saturday. It includes Ham Graven, Captain John Rauh, Alex Haegler, Brooks Harris, Gene Mann, and Donn Spencer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gymnast Tennis Team Meets Varsity Today | 4/21/1954 | See Source »

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