Word: neither
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...though the Socialists did not hope for many more than the 80,000 votes they had drawn in 1944, they were neither discouraged nor dismayed. They debated as though millions were listening. Cried a redheaded delegate from Michigan: "I don't want a cheap, lousy, vote-seeking bourgeois platform!" They sang the Internationale, spoke fiercely against the Communists, the Republicans and the Democrats, publicly pitied Henry Wallace.They argued wildly as to whether they should stand for pacifism, decided against...
...morning workouts (young Eddie had the man-sized chore of galloping 15 horses every morning), Davison would never tell him simply to "breeze this horse a half mile with a nice snug hold." Instead, he would tell him to work the half in 50 seconds?and he meant neither one second more nor one second less. Eddie learned to have a clock in his head." In New Orleans in 1933?the year Brokers Tip won the Derby?a "bug boy"* named Arcaro began to get into print. He was top rider at the meeting, with 43 wins...
Barring quirks of fate or sudden pestilence, Harvard should be a cinch to qualify for the finals, at least at the Varsity level. Neither the Crimson Jayvees nor the Freshmen have proved such strong contenders to date, however, and will have to exert themselves strenuously to stay in the running...
...still aided by the dying tutorial system, in which case he receives some guidance through the immense number of courses open to him and some help in integrating what he learns. Otherwise, he is left alone with a so-called adviser and the concentration and distribution rules, neither of which are capable of preventing some students from sacrificing themselves to a narrow program and a dogged pursuit of the Cum Laude Cause. Nor can others be prevented from choosing distribution courses in far too haphazard a way to fulfill any of the requisites of a "liberal education...
Just as the College, on the academic level, permits students to integrate their life as they will, so on the social level undergraduates are largely thrown clear of any unifying factors. Neither Houses nor classes can claim to create any strong bonds among students. The result of both the academic and social structure in the College is largely the same. The stereotypes already present in an incoming Freshman class become hardened: the scholars become more scholarly; the playboys play more; those who adapt themselves easily join clubs, publications, and other sorts of groups, and those who do not adjust easily...