Word: midshipmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Marijuana, creeping across college campuses a lot faster than ivy, has sprouted at the U.S. Naval Academy. As at all schools, it is strictly forbidden at Annapolis. But last week Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman, the academy's superintendent, dismissed 13 midshipmen who had admitted to smoking pot in a dormitory room of Bancroft Hall. It was the second drug scandal to hit Annapolis: four middies were dismissed last June for using marijuana...
...victory over the Midshipmen--who are the ranking Intercollegiate Team champions--has to make Harvard a heavy favorite to recapture the team title from Navy at the Intercollegiate tournament in March...
Despite the Midshipmen's grueling style of play. Navy shouldn't give Harvard's racquetmen much trouble. Early in the season Navy narrowly slipped by Amherst. 5-4, only to watch Harvard romp over the Geoffs, 9-0, a week later...
...Bill Shrout, Peter Adams, and Bill Murphy, the Harvard varsity swimming team rebounded from last week's loss to Army by sinking the midshipmen of Navy, 66-47, at Annapolis...
What kept the meet from being a complete rout was the Navy reserve strength. All year Harvard swimmers have been able to come up with the first places, but the seconds and thirds keep mounting against them. Against the midshipmen, Harvard took eight of the 11 firsts in individual events, but Navy managed to capture seven of eleven seconds and seven of eleven thirds...