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Word: gymnasium (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...qualities Shaw most prized, he also possessed - moral passion and individual integrity. It is not surprising that he portrays hell in this play as a kind of sumptuous nightclub of gourmandizing delights and heaven as a spartan gymnasium of progressive ar dor. Shaw speaks the language of militant betterment, and it is at the heart of Man and Superman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: GBS: Holy Terrorist of Iconoclasm | 8/8/1977 | See Source »

...this fiercely proud, well-mannered community that Jimmy Carter journeyed last week for a sweltering 90 minutes of questions and answers with 1,500 of the local citizenry in the high school gymnasium. Yazoo City had turned out five more votes for Gerald Ford than for Carter last November (2,330 to 2,325), but still folks could hardly have been happier to have him as a guest. Among those on hand was Author-Journalist Willie Morris, who celebrated his Yazoo roots in his autobiographical memoir, North Toward Home. His account of Carter's visit written for TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: Yazoo City: South Toward Home | 8/1/1977 | See Source »

...American society has been painfully reopened. The scene: Ohio's Kent State University, where National Guardsmen killed four students and injured nine others during an antiwar protest seven years ago. Last week about 100 activists stepped up their demonstrations against the ground breaking for a $6 million gymnasium annex to be built only 40 to 60 yards from the area where the shootings took place. Said one protester: "This site should not be desecrated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Still More Wounds at Kent State | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

WALTHAM, Mass.--Wendy Carle could do no wrong here yesterday at the Bentley College gymnasium. Pouring in 26 points and snatching 12 rebounds, the multi-talented guard led her Harvard teammates to a 73-59 romp over Westfield State yesterday afternoon...

Author: By Mark D. Director, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Women Eliminate Westfield St., 73-59; Carle Powers Crimson Attack With 26 | 3/5/1977 | See Source »

...basketball tournament at the Palestra, some intense rivalries developed. The weaker teams like Barnard and Dartmouth were trounced by powerful Princeton and Yale, but continuous action and constant tension sparked the gymnasium crowd. In its third year, the hoop tourney was more exciting than in previous years because of an improved level of play and the increased competitiveness of various squads...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: All Quiet on the Philadelphia Front | 2/25/1977 | See Source »

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