Word: old
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...classmates who tried their tired muscles on softball were beaten by their college-age sons, but one loser consoled the team by saying that the old men did not have to buy drinks for the losers, because everything was gratis at the Essex...
...such a large, impersonal body, one can scarcely deny that the election of a symbolic leader for a Harvard Class is a rather meaningless proposition," and concluded: "Since the actual responsibility of the Marshals is quite small, and since the House system has changed the make-up of the "old Harvard" to a very considerable degree, it would seem best to remove the anachronism of Class Marshals in favor of a purely House-elected body." Several University administrators seemed to receive the idea favorably...
Cambridge old-timers explain the slaughter, which began early Sunday, as resulting from the usual migration of herring up the Charles. The experts, however, had other explanations, ranging from Saturday's heavy rains to pollution of the river...
Just a few short blocks away from Harvard University's refined Commencement Week exercises, Charles River fish and herring gulls are waging the age-old battle for survival with savage brutality...
This year's running of the oldest intercollegiate contest in the country, now 108 years old, puts special pressure on the Crimson boat since a Yale victory would tie the series which now stands 47-46 in the Crimson's favor. The last tie occurred in 1940 when the Crimson evened the series at 39 victories each...