Word: kirklanders
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...said that the situation had come to his attention after a candidate for the Student Council, Carl Sloane '58, had placed unstamped mail in the Kirkland House boxes. "But," he added, "we intend to bill for postage and turn over to the U.S. District Attorney for prosecution all violators...
...freshman class soon dominated undergraduate life. Most of the other students had succumbed to the draft. Squeezed into a few Houses they tried to grab what education they could before turning 18. While the Yard was given over to the military, Kirkland and Eliot Houses became the headquaters for a new Navy program, V-12. The Army took over control of Leverett and Winthrop Houses, filling them with a counterpart to V-12, ASTP. Adams, Lowell, and Dunster remained the only civilian sanctuaries, but the latter could not survive past June of 1944 when the Army Air Force took over...
...football, handball, tennis, and track. Instead of giving trophies to the winners of each competition, it was decided to divide a single trophy into three parts, each representing a season--fall, winter, and spring. The three existing freshman dorms, Smith Hall, Gore Hall, and Standish Hall--now parts of Kirkland and Winthrop Houses--became contenders for the award. Points were given not only to the winners in each sport, but also to the dorms with the greatest number of residents earning their freshmen numerals for playing in intercollegiate sports...
...Kirkland's 1956 champions are again considered favorites, along with the 1956 runner-up, Leverett House. Both teams showed strong offensive and defensive power in scrimmage last night. The other six teams certainly cannot be underrated, however, and have a good chance of overriding the champions...
...Football, Kirkland vs. Saybrook, varsity practice field...