Word: nassau
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Princeton program is the general basis for all Ivy League discussions on honors systems. At Nassau a professor will even distribute an exam to be handed in the following week. The student is thus given full license to decide where and when he will take the test...
...from Old Nassau beat out Army in a lost-minute voting switch of eastern sportswriters, many of whom changed their selections following Navy's victory ever the Cadets last Saturday...
...Nassau County Transit Commission charged that the Pennsylvania Railroad had milked the Long Island financially for years before allowing it to go into bankruptcy. It was primarily a passenger road with only a minor percentage of the freight business which swelled the coffers of other rail lines. Its equipment was junky and the morale of its 7,500 employees was as low as that of its passengers...
...Hotel, London, Queen Juliana of The Netherlands and Prince Bernhard brought along 4,000 Dutch "Happiness" roses, six palace chefs and the royal silver service. After the party there were presents for the hard-working staff-including the hotel manager (the Chevalier of the Order of Orange-Nassau) and the seven porters, seven cloakroom attendants and two carriage lackies (bronze medals of honor...
...According to historians, the first professional theater in Manhattan opened Jan. 8, 1751 in a converted warehouse on Nassau Street with a play called A Bold Stroke for a Wife...