Word: majorities
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This does not mean that the present Council or any other Council generation is totally guilty of its own sins of omission. A major cause of chronic inaction is the very nature of Council elections. For although the '48-'49 Council has worked hard and long, its life span is only one year: it has had to learn its job from scratch, and the '49-'50 Council will also have to begin at the beginning. In addition, the hijinks often necessary to win elections sometimes mean that the best men do not get the Council seats. These troubles exist wherever...
...pointless assault and battery was concerned, B.U. was by far the major offender. Flagrant violations of the rules caused Jack Carman and Al Key to lose teeth, the former from a vicious (and illegal) crosscheck and the latter in a scullion in which the puck was not even involved. As a result of their tactics, B.U. was able to reduce the varsity's six goal lead to but two scores in the final thirty minutes of the game...
...freshman hockey squad is the only undefeated major '52 team this year. With five wins and one tie behind them in six starts, the Yardlings face their severest competition this term...
...responsibility to younger men. "Spence" Spencer, born in Jasper, N.Y., graduated as a lawyer from the University of Nebraska and became general counsel of Producers & Refiners Corp. in 1927. When it merged with Sinclair in 1934, Spencer went along. Said Harry Sinclair (who becomes board chairman) : "No changes in major policies are to be anticipated...
...movie which Rossellini plans to make with Bergman is to be filmed in Italy and will not be the sort of thing that Hollywood would do with a major star. She will be the only professional in the company. ("I don't need stars," says Rossellini, "but I have nothing against Miss Bergman because she is a star.") The rest of the cast will be picked up on location. As usual, Rossellini will work without a script; except for a 22-page synopsis, the story's details are all in his head...