Word: lowe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...their bargain prices, gaudy floor shows and influx of sidewalk trade; but the swish East Side clubs are going almost as strong. Variety reports that headwaiters, disguised in overcoats, stand outside two East Side clubs, being choosy about the guests. The Village is booming also. Only the smoke-filled, low-ceiled jazz spots that sprang up while Manhattan had swing fever are (save for one or two like Kelly's Stable) on the syncopated skids. People want soft tunes they can sway to and old favorites they can hum. Most ubiquitous new song: Cole Porter's torchy-chornya...
Princeton, Rutgers (which has a good, small squad), Dartmouth, and Navy are the top-dogs in the 300-yard medley relay. The low board diving event finds Bill Cant of Penn, Ralph Buratti of Rutgers, Ed Smyke of Springfield, Bill Schacht of Dartmouth, and Andy Doran of Princeton the most likely first five...
Tiger Norm Zheutlin should cop the 200-yard breast stroke, with Charlie Gantner of Rutgers very much in the race. The 440 should see another Rogers-Glynn-Barnes-Christman tussle, while the high board diving event figures to be pretty much a repeat performance of the low board. Final event of the card, the 400-yard relay, sees a host of good quartets, not the least of whom is Amherst, champion in the New England Intercollegiates a week...
...academic standards of the Midshipman School, Commander Collins said, "There are no rules on how many courses you must pass. Each case will be considered on its own merit, on the qualifications of the individual. The question is "How high can we raise Harvard's standard!" rather than "How low can we go without failing...
Although many of Mikkola's Heptagonal champions have departed for the armed services, four of last year's competitors will be ready for action. Captain Don MacKinnon, winner of the low hurdle event in 24 seconds flat at last year's Heps, and second in the high hurdles, will lead his colleagues in action...