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...there is something to be said for being left to one's own devices and learning to cope in difficult surroundings. Einstein is a good example: it's a myth that Einstein failed math, but he hated his Munich school, the Luitpold Gymnasium. Like many other gifted kids, he chafed at authority. "The teachers at the elementary school seemed to me like drill sergeants, and the teachers at the gymnasium are like lieutenants," he later said. Einstein was encouraged to leave the school, and he did so at 15. He didn't need a coddling academy to do O.K. later...
Faust introduced Grosz as interim dean at a gathering of Radcliffe staff and fellows in the Radcliffe Gymnasium Friday morning...
Faust introduced Grosz as interim dean at a gathering of Radcliffe staff and fellows in the Radcliffe Gymnasium Friday morning. In her prepared remarks at the event, Grosz said she was looking forward to building on the foundations laid by Faust as well as further integrating Radcliffe Yard with the rest of the University...
...YORK—The season of the Harvard men’s basketball team came to an end on Saturday night at Levien Gymnasium in a 76-66 loss to Columbia, despite a tenacious attempt by Harvard’s captain to prevent the year, and his career, from ending in defeat.Guard Jim Goffredo scored a game-high 24 points, but playing without injured sophomore forward Evan Harris, sidelined with a stress fracture of his foot, Harvard (12-16, 5-9 Ivy) was unable to stop Columbia’s massive starting frontcourt from shredding its weakened post defense.Junior...
Gewen, speaking to a crowd in the Radcliffe Gymnasium, said his position as preview editor offers a bit of respite from the frequent backlash to the publication’s reviews...