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...members often call the Class of 1949 the "transition class." The first class to enter Harvard after the end of World War II, the Class still spent their college years in its shadow...
...shadow of WWII also touched the women ofRadcliffe. If nothing else, some graduatesremember with a smile, the gender ratio on campuswas very much in favor of the "'Cliffe dwellers,"as they were often called...
Radcliffe women often took their higher levelclasses at Harvard where they were given "the bestseats in large lectures...
Having spent years in the military, theveterans in the Class of 1949 were often severalyears older than their classmates, and somestudents felt this difference acutely...
Conventional wisdom used to teach that in matters of nutrition, people 50 or older are like other adults, only a little less so. Their metabolism is slower, so they require less food. But the advance of science often leads to complexity rather than simplicity, and it has become clear that although older bodies burn fewer calories than younger ones, they actually require bigger helpings of nutrients. Older bodies absorb nutrients from food less efficiently than younger ones. Aging bodies continue to need not just nutrition but also aerobic exercise to preserve cardiovascular health and weight-bearing exercise to prevent bone...