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Johnsonian law will shape American life for years to come, particularly in the areas of education, social welfare and civil rights. Yet the total impact on the national consciousness was curiously slight, partly because the Great Society was not a total concept but a medley of individual programs and ideas. In the exuberance of the moment, much of the legislation passed under his leadership was too hastily conceived-the product of good will more than of good planning. Perhaps he came to office out of time, operating on Depression-forged beliefs in Government spending that no longer applied...
...individual medley, Yntema's school and pool record time of 1:59.15 was good for a very good fourth place ranking just a little over a second off the leading time of 1:57.85 recorded by Michigan's Tom Szuba. His 200 yd. butterfly clocking of 1:55.91 performance which shattered the Harvard school record as well--ranked him seventh in the event...
Both Harvard relays made the national rankings. The 400 yd. medley, although losing a tough race to Dartmouth, made it onto the list with a tenth place time of 3:38.78. The 400 yd. free relay, however, fared better, placing sixth...
More significant is the fact that Harvard is extremely deep--in two events, the 200 yd. individual medley and the 200 yd. breast stroke the Crimson is 1-2--and Harvard is no worse than fourth in any event. In six events two or more Harvard swimmers are listed. This may be the kind of depth necessary to beat Princeton, and perhaps, challenge for first place at the Eastern Seaboards in March...
Captain Fred Mitchell, one of the few Harvard swimmers to escape the flu thus far, had a good afternoon. After a 49-plus freestyle leg on the medley relay, he came back two events later to take the 200-yd, free in a very good time...