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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Notestein, "Gracious earlier preceptress of the accomplished young sister in whom Harvard now takes joyous pride;" of Stratton, "We rejoice in the election to high office of this humane, perceptive man of science, a good neighbor and helpful friend;" of Geyl, "Our knowledge of history has been deepened by this thoughtful historian's illumination of his kind;" of Miss Taussig, "Brilliant daughter of a brilliant father, her scientific investigations have helped to save countless children from death or lives of crippling pain;" of Barber, "His music lends strength and grace to the culture of our time...
Michel de Montagine, living in a France racked by sanguinary religious and civil war, wrote with a tolerance rare for his day: "It is setting a very high price on one's conjectures to burn a man alive for them. The skeptical Catholic would probably be delighted at the temper which prevails on the Harvard faculty today; for even the most convinced believers sharply divorce teaching from proselytizing, much less contemplating coercion by brand and faggot...
...supposed to be to tough intellectually. On the whole for Harvard students, who have time to reflect, the period of doubting may be helpful." Demos, however, is not convinced of the value of such doubting for everyone. "I've often wondered whether philosophy courses should be given in high school. For those who don't plan to go on to college, and will not have time for such reflection, it may not be good to introduce disturbing thoughts." Such a view implies a fairly elitist view of knowledge and philosophy; but there is agreement by both Demos and Dawson that...
Reaction in the City Council, the State Legislature, and the press ranged from high praise to charges of a "land grab" and demands that Harvard, whose facilities are tax-exempt, should stop taking over valuable Cambridge property...
...Yale should make short work of the sprints--although Cambridge's Dewo Roberts has a 9.8 100 to his credit. The 440 may turn into a battle between two Americans, Harvard captain Albie Gordon and Yale sophomore Jim Stack. The Crimson's Joel Landau is favored in the high hurdles over Rex Van Rossum of Oxford, and either Landau or Yale's Jay Luck should take the lows. The 4 x 110 relay should go to the Americans. Either Blodgett or Yale freshman Oakley Andrews should easily win the pole vault, since Cambridge's Stuart Downhill, the best Englishman...