Word: quakers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Princeton presents a far more formidable challenge to the as yet undefeated varsity than does the Quaker nine. The Tigers' Steve Vehslage and Jimmy Zug are definite favorites to collect individual wins in the top spots, leaving the varsity faced with the necessity of winning five of the bottom seven matches...
Having kept his voice to a whisper throughout the presidential campaign, Boston's Richard Cardinal Gushing finally opened up on politics-not to hail victorious Roman Catholic John Kennedy but to give lavish praise to the Quaker loser. Said the Cardinal: "If I were asked to name the good-will man of 1960, I would unhesitatingly give the accolade to Richard Nixon. During the recent campaign he never exploited the religious or any other issue that would tend to divide the American people. When he lost, he was magnificent in defeat...
Although the school will enroll boys and girls of all races and religions, it will have a Quaker philosophy and will be dedicated to developing in the child "an inner discipline free from reliance on outer authority," McClelland said...
...school will charge a tuition starting at $500 for kindergarten pupils. Initially the Quaker institution will teach only kindergarten through the fourth grade...
...compulsive eaters-from the nibblers and the gobblers to the downright gluttons-reducing is a war with the will that is rarely won. Physiologist Keys flatly dismisses such appetite depressants as the amphetamines (Benzedrine, Dexedrine) as dangerous "crutches for a weak will." Keys has no such objections to Metrecal, Quaker Oats's Quota and other 900-calorie milk formulas that are currently winning favor from dieters. "Metrecal is a pretty complete food," he says. "It contains large amounts of protein, vitamins and minerals. In the quantity of 900 calories a day, anyone will lose weight...