Word: pre
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...protesters also rebelled at the description of pre-Civil War Negroes as "a race with exasperating habits" and the characterization of the typical Negro slave as "childlike, improvident, humorous, prevaricating, and superstitious." Finally, they objected to the occasional use of "blacks" to refer to Negroes...
Last week, after long consideration, Queens College decided to drop Volume I of The Growth of the American Republic as a basic text, keep Volume II (1865-1950). Henceforth, Queens students will learn pre-Civil War history from the less celebrated but unoffending The Federal Union, by John D. Hicks...
...Roth, Ed Roman and All-America Ed Warner, said Hogan. They did their best for Gambler Sollazzo in three games in the Garden during December and January. C.C.N.Y., the heavy pre-game favorite each time, lost to Missouri (54-37), Arizona (41-38) and Boston College (63-59). Roth collected $4,650, Roman $3,250 and Warner (who was out with injuries for one game) $2,500. Ed Gard got commissions...
Philco's set, scheduled for mass production by summer, performs as well as the pre-Korea models and will cost "approximately" the same. One possible drawback: the substitute materials may cut down on the life expectancy of the new sets. More serious for U.S. set owners who have to replace old parts: the new substitute materials may not always work in old-model sets...
...varsity, after losing two straight to Army and Columbia, hopes to smash the Tigers today and regain its pre-Army match rating as the nation's number-two fencing team. The good showing made against Columbia, which beat the Crimson, 17 to 10, in a hard fought match in New York, has led Coach Peroy to anticipate a win over Princeton...