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Signs of Spring. The U.S. capital of lacrosse is Baltimore, which has been in love with the sport since 1878, when a track-and-field team returned from Newport, R.I., with news of a "most activating and exciting new game." To a Baltimorean, the first signs of spring are the dents made in auto fenders by kids practicing passes. Lacrosse is a major sport at most of the city's public and private high schools; and one or another of three Maryland colleges (Johns Hopkins, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the University of Maryland) has won the national championship...
Also: Janet F. Lockard '68, of Moors Hall and Princeton, N.J., secretary; Conway A. Downing Jr. '62, of Wigglos-worth Hall and Newport News, Va., treasurer; and Steven M. Compertz '67, of Leverett House and Hamden, Conn., publicity director...
...think about marriage. With respectful propriety, Lloyd twice asked Ann's father for her hand, twice was stalled. "The first time he deferred the matter to an indefinite later date. The second time, he was a little more adamant," remembers Lloyd. So Ann eloped. They were married in Newport, R.I., where Lloyd was attending the Navy's officers training school and living on seaman...
...course, a three-year smattering of history, literature and art. School begins in August, allowing time for a ten-week "work term" in the win ter. Last week, while most U.S. college students were home for Christmas, Webb freshmen worked as ship fitters in yards from Puget Sound to Newport News. Sophomores were off at sea as grease monkeys on freighters; upperclassmen were apprenticed to firms of naval architects and marine engineers. "We want them to clean bilges and stand watches," says Alexander. "These men are all headed for management jobs and their training allows them to speak with authority...
...Spoke by White House telephone for commissioning ceremonies at Newport News, Va., for the Nuclear Submarine Sam Rayburn...