Word: instructors
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Race You. In 1920 C.U. recalled Father Smith as an instructor of philosophy (among his first students: the future Bishop Fulton Sheen). Soon the whole campus became acutely aware of the bluff young priest and his odd habits. At any time he was apt to march up to a student and say, "Come on, I'll race you to Gibbons Hall." Sometimes, just for the exercise, he would take the B. & O. to Rockville, 16 miles away, then return to campus by walking 100 yards, running the next 100, walking the next, and so on. He became a fixture...
This decision, however, came before the conviction of Marcus Singer, former instructor in Zoology, for refusing to answer similar questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee...
...question of dropping the indictments against Furry was raised when Judge Bailey Aldrich '28 acquitted Leon J. Kamin '48, former instructor in Social Relations, also charged with contempt for refusing to answer questions about his associates on the same grounds as Furry had used...
Television nearly wrecked him twice. After World War II service as an Air Force flight instructor, Bob was one of the hundreds of actors dropped by the Hollywood moviemakers in 1947 as they cut budgets in fear of TV's inroads. He then signed up for a filmed TV series called My Hero, in which he played the role of a nutty real estate salesman named Beanblossom. The show was so bad that not even an agent would come near him after it was released (although, on the strength of his name. 34 films are still being shown...
This afternoon, under the chairmanship of Herbert J. Spiro '50, instructor in Government, they will debate the possibility of a plebiscite in Cyprus. The Assembly will close with a vote on the discussion...