Word: poled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...after two decades of Communist propaganda, the people on the whole are friendly to Americans. "I have a sister in Cleveland," a Rumanian farmer said to Rademaekers. "Please send her my love." "America," mused a Hungarian boy. "That is a nice word." "Are you an American?" asked an elderly Pole at a party. "Then...
Steve Schoonover pole vaulted 14 ft., 4 in., high enough for second place in the event and a new University record. Army's Steve Kujawski won at 14 ft., 8 in. Harvard's David Bell cleared 14 ft., to gain fifth in the vault, giving the Crimson two scorers in the event for the first time in anyone's memory...
Maryland, ending Villanova's four-year hold on the indoor crown, won the meet easily behind first-place finishes by high-jumper Frank Costello 6 ft. 10 in.), broad-jumper Ed Marks (24-10 3-4), pole-vaulter Tom Gagner (15-4), and shot-putter Ernie Hearon...
...Bruin individual victory which did not result from Harvard's virtual default came in the pole vault. Crimson sophomore Steve Schoonover, having an extremely poor day, cleared only 12 feet for third place. Brown's Les Jones won the vault...
...before his death, Matisse suffered from intestinal cancer. In his town house in Nice, he painted from his bed or wheelchair, surrounded by women-his beautiful secretary, two models, a nurse, cook and maid. Even though an invalid, he still drew in masterly style using a 10-ft. bamboo pole with a crayon on its tip. With this and a pair of scissors, he created his last great masterpiece, the Chapel of the Rosary at Vence. With cut-out colored paper he designed stained glass, tile stations of the Cross, even abstract chasubles. In carving his colors with his hands...