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Varsity heavies: Nick Platt, stroke Mike Metealf, seven; Ted McCagg, six; Captain Dick Darrell, five; Carter Harrison, four; Stafford Morss, three; Randy Harrison, two; Sam Wolcott, bow; Bob McLaughlin, coxswain...
...varsity race, the Crimson's last-minute surge in the final quarter-mile, when stroke Nick Platt boosted the cadence to a 40, was not sufficient to overcome the greater pulling strength of the taller and heavier Wisconsin shell. The Badgers continued comparatively calmly rowing a 35 despite the varsity's furious, pressing drive a few feet astern...
With about half a mile to go, Crimson stroke Platt raised the beat to 34 and the prspect of overtaking Wisconsin, still less than a length ahead, improved as Badger number four oar Lou Uehling caught a crab. He recovered well, however, and the stability of his beat was little affected...
...Lake County (Fla.) school board added a sordid postscript to the saga of the Platt children (of Irish-Indian descent), who were barred from school in Mt. Dora because Sheriff Willis McCall arbitrarily decided that they are Negroes (TIME, Dec. 13, 1954 et seq.). By unanimous vote, the board fired Math Teacher Don Conway for giving his blessings to a high-school student petition urging that the Platt children be allowed to stay. Conway's only comment: "If giving the kids my moral support in what I consider a Christian act is guilt, then I guess...
...incident of the chalk line, one child was stoned with pebbles. Two more decided next day that they had better withdraw from the petition "because it might hurt our daddy's business." And the Platt children? At week's end-despite their schoolmates' gallant try-they were still barred from school...