Word: irregulars
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Four members of the Class of 1967 who were denied commissions by the Harvard Army ROTC last spring have written a letter to Dean Ford criticizing "improper and irregular practices" by the ROTC officers...
...letter to Ford did not question Pell's right to withhold commissions, although it stated that "There is evi- dence that in doing so he violated University practice and procedure by basing his decision on irregular and improper requirements...
Earlier this week Siegel said that the Census Bureau was now planning to use "irregular, unusual devices" in the 1970 Census to overcome the short count of non-whites. He said the new tactics would include enlistment of shopkeepers, canvassing during early morning hours, and the saturation of some areas with census takers. The Bureau also intends to change its philosophy in ghetto areas by counting a maximum of residents instead of seeking to avoid duplication...
Harvard University has not fielded a national championship team in football since 1919. It has never won even an Ivy League title in basketball, and its tiddlywinks team is 0-for-one against Oxford. So the record of the Crimson crew is somewhat irregular. No college crew has beaten Harvard's varsity in more than four years, and nobody at all has beaten this year's crew...
...Most of the groups write their own songs and, unlike most rock 'n' rollers, improvise freely, building climax upon climax in songs that run on for 20 minutes or more. It is a compelling entreaty to open up, tune in and turn on. Says one regular Fillmore irregular: "Fight it, stay aloof and critical, and you'll suffer one of the most painful headaches imaginable...