Word: latters
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...announcement in the February 6 issue of the Crimson of the new ruling to charge extra for "side orders" in the House Dining Halls had a ludicrous aspect to it, inasmuch as it appeared simultaneously with the report of a projected compulsory sports program. What good would the latter do to increase the physical toughness of Harvard students if the greater majority of these, who have been accustomed in the past to having their extra rations of fish, flesh, and fowl, are from now on to go partially hungry? An army marches on its stomach. And, assuredly, very few persons...
...soupy, overtolerant way, nor yet in a casual "Well, what does it matter anyhow?" sort of way. The former type is represented in New York by such as Downes of the "Times" who is one of the best meaningless-phrase-makers in the business, and the latter by such as Simon of the "New Yorker" who writes not-to-much of nothing, and writes it very well. There must be taste and standards in music as well as in other fields of art if music is to be thought of as anything more than a decoration of an odd moment...
...time for that event, because of having examinations today. Thus chances of a Crimson victory are blasted at the start, but it is likely that some of the men who have done well in the past in downhill and slalom will repeat their performances again this year. Both the latter events are being held on Suicide Six, which is a mean hill under any circumstances, and may be doubly treacherous under poor snow conditions...
...foursome. King, Ferner, Ames, and a Freshman, Duncan Reed, will run in the slalom race. Henry Bigelow is the only Harvard representative in the langlauf. The jump, which will be held on the Dartmouth hill at Hanover, will see Ames, Winship, and Bigelow competing for the Crimson. The latter event will probably be held on Sunday morning...
...Freshman Frolic will be held on February 28, instead of February 14, the Freshman Union Committee decided in a special meeting at the Union last night. Conflicting dances being given at Radcliffe and Wellesley on the latter date caused the change...