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MacIlwain, whose texts are used in several Government courses, is now working with a former student, Paul Ward, professor of Government at Colby, on a re-edition of a 16th Century work on the structure of English courts. The book, Lombard's "Archeion," was written in 1591 and last published...

Author: By Ernest A. Ostro, | Title: Emeritus Professors Continue Work, Return from Retirement to Teach | 5/25/1951 | See Source »

...change forever in just two hours more. Nobody quite realized that. But every man in the fleet, from the Admiral to the smallest page boy, was tensely alert . . . 'Tierra! Tierra!' bawled [the lookout on the Pinta] . . . The ship's biggest piece of artillery, a 'lombard,' had been standing, loaded and primed, ready to fire a signal the moment there was news . . . 'Bang!' went the lombard. North America had been discovered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: As the Voyagers Saw It | 11/27/1950 | See Source »

...trio of Deacons are center John Lombard, forward John Pankey, and guard Chan Cushman. Their agressiveness sparked Kirkland to a 13-1 season, plus a near-miss in a 37-35 post-season contest with Yale's Berkeley College...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: 3 Deacons Make Crime's All-House Basketball Team | 3/29/1950 | See Source »

...Lombard, at 6 feet 6 inches, is one of the tallest men in the league. His height gives him a tremendous advantage under the baskets; he haunted the keyhole against Berkeley's Mitres and all but stole the game from the Elis...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: 3 Deacons Make Crime's All-House Basketball Team | 3/29/1950 | See Source »

Pankey won the first Lowell game in the final seconds with a 20-foot basket, and Lombard's performances have gained him a reputation as one of the best defensive players in the league. The Deacons use an offensive double-pivot and pull back into a tight 2-3 zone defense...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: Lining Them Up | 3/15/1950 | See Source »

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