Word: lightly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...these politicos who perhaps do what they do because they lack the intellectual strength to study and become immersed in academics, and so must compensate for their academic weaknesses by attempting to gain recognition through politics. Although this may be a somewhat facile judgment, it bears consideration in the light of the growing academization of Harvard, the continued admission of students who are below or at least work below the Harvard academic median, and the increasing number of voluntary drop-outs...
...second cause is the unsettling laxity of the majority of undergraduates when such evils are brought to light. They have been reading the same newspapers for as long as the undergraduate politicians, and while most would not choose to emulate national political sins, they have become so used to them, that seeing them on a college level more amuses than disturbs them. They are just another aspect of unimportant, recreational activities; they are above the concern of the scholar. One is more inclined to laugh at the way these men try to imitate their elders than to shudder over...
After a spell of convoy duty, he boarded the light cruiser Brooklyn in October, and went to Casablanca where he experienced his baptism by fire. Operation "Torch" was then the greatest amphibious undertaking in history, and Morison was on hand to record it, in all its complexities. The captain praised him after the battle, saying, "By his alert, active, analytical work in recording the events of the action; by his keen fighting spirit . . . ;and by his calm manner he contributed to the general and overall performance of the vessel...
...sphere maye be salutary at this point, for other leaders will be able to emerge from out of his shadow. With Adenauer in the Presidential office, perhaps the Socialists can gain some strength as an opposition party. To a large extent Russian policy will determine German politics, and in light of Soviet intransigence on free elections for unification, the Socialists are hard pressed to find responsible alternatives to Adenauer's strong Western commitments. An effective opposition is important, however, in teaching the arts of representative government...
...high-scorer Tom Munnell, two Freshman boats sailed away with first place in a seven-school regatta at M.I.T. Saturday. Once again, the crews had to contend with the light airs and unstable conditions that often prevail on the Charles...