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Dates: during 1950-1959
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That left him eight hours and forty minutes to devote to pure lucubration. Vag was pleased--this time he'd planned it all very carefully. He remembered his hour exams last year when he'd had to read almost a thousand pages the night before. This year, though, he'd been unusually thorough; he had only one book left...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: And So It Goes | 11/5/1959 | See Source »

Understandably, enthusiasm ran high over at normally-dour Eliot Hall last night, and no one could say too much for the competitors. "It was just wonderful. I guess we're pretty good in the water," one of the Eliot swimmers declared huskily after the marathon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Wins 'Cliffe Swimming Title | 11/5/1959 | See Source »

Register of Probate John F. Collins soundly defeated Senate President John E. Powers last night, 113,776 to 90,175, to become the 49th mayor-elect of Boston since 1770. All precincts reported...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boston Votes 'Collins'; Fluoridation Carries | 11/4/1959 | See Source »

Faculty members last night gave varying reports of the degree of opposition to the CEP resolution. Figures ranged from 10 to 30 per cent "nays," with most pointing out that the exact vote was impossible to determine in the crowded room...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Faculty Votes to Ask Refusal of NDEA Funds | 11/4/1959 | See Source »

...Loeb Drama Center should not be a school, yet should serve an educational purpose, Archibald MacLeish, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory and member of the Faculty Committee on Theatre explained last night...

Author: By Carl I. Gable jr., | Title: Forum Members Stress 'Quality' Drama | 11/4/1959 | See Source »

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