Word: parred
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...name. But Pulitzer dreamed of higher things and a college that would help achieve them. "It will be the object of the college to make better journalists, who will make better newspapers, which will better serve the public." Harvard was approached, but its faculty considered journalism on a par with lathe turning. Columbia finally got the nod, along with some $2,000,000 that became available after Pulitzer's death in 1911. The next year, the first class of 77 men and women entered the school-and al most immediately threatened to quit...
Compact golf is several things. It is "pitch-and-putt," where the average hole is 50 yds.; "par-three" (also called "par-thirty" and "executive''), in which the average hole is 150 yds., with several par-four holes; and putting courses, also known as miniature golf...
Golfing in the Dark. The fastest-growing form is par-three golf. Six years ago, there were only some 100 courses...
...little apprehensive," said Cabot, who is in his first year as varsity coach. Columbia defeated Princeton last week by three lengths, he explained, and in two time trials this week the Crimson recorded times that were not up to par. The JV's picked up a length and a half on the varsity during the week, and the freshman first boat managed to maintain a length handicap over the varsity in the time trial Thursday...
Only once in 18 marvelous holes did Nicklaus fail to hit a green in regulation figures. On the 520-yd.. par-five 15th, Nicklaus boomed his drive so far-about 320 yds.-that he was able to reach the green with a No. 5 iron. Two putts gave him an easy birdie. Five other birdies gave him a six-under-par 66 for the day, best round of the entire tournament, and just two strokes off Lloyd Mangrum's 23-year-old course record...