Word: oppositionism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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The real test will come tomorrow, when some of the best college helmsmen in Massachusetts compete for the 38th Greater Boston Dinghy Championship. Since M.I.T.'s top skippers will be in Kings Point for the Nevins Trophy, B.U.'s favored team should present the only very formidable opposition.
Parental Opposition
The difficulty was not the program itself--educationally it "worked well," according to Dr. L. M. Wilson, superintendent of schools in Aliquippa at the time. But parental opposition to the staggered vacations and to summer work was overwhelming. Wilson explained that the school-board had "promised" to return to the...
Although the bureau would normally handle such a charge, Francis J. Barry, detective lieutenant, claimed he knew nothing of complaints against the latest issue of the magazine. Since Chief of Police Brennan stated earlier that he had no knowledge of any objections, it would appear that opposition is limited.
A loss, on the other hand, might foretell a tough season of uphill going, he said. But the team is really hustling this year, he added, and B.C. can expect spirited opposition.