Word: localism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...perhaps unfair to choose from Henry Adams' catalogue of the ills of Harvard College the only significant one that remains, 101 years after his commencement. A mere perusal of local "representative" organizations shows, however, that Harvard students are still unable to choose "representative" representatives, and partly as a result of this, the value of "personal or official standards" is still not set as high as Adams or his modern heirs would wish...
...catcher, was the leading Navy batsman, rattling out four hits in five tries and driving home four runs. Bellino is a potential All-America as a football halfback, and hails from nearby Winchester. Harvard originally had designs upon him, but he is one of that regrettably large group of local athletes who did not measure up to College admission standards...
Detailed studies of opera houses throughout the world, prepared to aid in the design of Lincoln Center, have been made available to MeBAC by the Metropolitan Opera Association of New York, to help in the planning of the local opera house...
Council action was stalled for two weeks on a resolution that would ask the Federal authority to unfreeze planning funds so that local planners can work with the State and Federal governments in deciding the best location for the road. Councillor Charles A. Watson, who doesn't think the road needs to go through the city at all, exercised his "charter right" to have the matter...
Carl Kaysen, professor of Economics, will go to Greece next year to study the impact of United States aid on the local economy. The first in a series which will cover several countries, the study concerns the relationship of American mutual security programs to the government and private businesses in Greece...