Word: greate
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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West Rock, the remainder of the glacier age that stands over New Haven, has been the goal of Crimson mountaineers during recent years. Although the Yalies had been able to stave off attacks by valiant Crimson supporters in the past, 1947 saw a great Harvard victory. A band of students climbed the heights under the cover of darkness and painted a large crimson H on the old stone...
...there are some basic elements of the Yale attack that are pretty sure to show up this week. They Elis have made Jackson into a fine downfield receiver: he is very fast starting, he changes speeds deceptively, and he has a great pair of hands...
Commenting on the purchase-card system at the request of Allen E. Kline '50, chairman of the purchase committee, Harris, who said he was speaking "as an economist who has some interest in the problem of financing higher education," stated that payment of college costs is "a great burden" on the average American family...
...great names connected with the Harvard-Yale series are legend. For Harvard--Haughton, Wood, Ticknor, Casey, Brickley, Horwoon; for Yale--Booth, Seymour, Frank, Kelley, Stagg. Moreover, many changes in football rules and strategy are associated with this rivalry...
...great climax game came in 1931, when Albie Booth, who had been beaten by Harvard in the two previous years, finally gained revenge when he dropkicked a 22-yard field goal with only three minutes left to play to win for Yale, 3 to 0. It was Harvard's only setback of the season and the Crimson last a golden opportunity to win the eastern championship for the first time since...