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...free and loving childhood, apparently dedicated to scrupulousness in behavior, delight in the natural world, self-expression and faith in the day-to-day goodness of human nature. At the same time, they assumed that their children would automatically develop the driving will to endure the tough, pragmatic grind usually required for worldly success. The contradiction, as a great many parents and children learn, can cause great strain. "The basic orientation in my family," Livingston Taylor remembers, "was that simply because you were a Taylor, you could and should be able to accomplish anything...
...those completing sophomore studies should get another escape hatch from the academic grind-the A.A. (associate of arts) degree. As the commission sees it, this would equip the impatient for immediate jobs and also weed the campuses of those who now waste time in "aimless experimentation...
...while Harvard is not going to grind it out on the ground against the Elis, the Crimson may be able to break a couple of runs. Foster, Ted DeMars, and Steve Harrison are all breakaway runners, and if they can cut back against the Yale pursuit, there will be plenty of open field to use their speed...
...recording. The Philharmonia probably cannot break this superiority, and it doesn't really want to. The main virtue of the Philharmonia is the novelty of its programs, the looseness it has by its nature. Conductors and performers both can experiment, indulge in new ideas which the day-to-day grind of the standard concert repertoire makes no room...
...gained 491 yds., for an average of 6.6 yds. a carry. The best ball handler of all the Heisman hopefuls, he has more than once faked out the entire defense -and the TV cameramen as well-to scamper for long yardage. Sticking close to Coach Woody Hayes' grind-it-out game plan, Kern is no razzle-dazzler. All he does is win. In three seasons, "King Rex," as he is called in Columbus, has led the Buckeyes to 22 victories in 23 games. This season, heading what local promoters like to call "the Team of the Decade...