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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Quarterback Bob Russell handles the ball in Little's precision-timed winged T formation. Rossides' understudy last year, he suffered an ankle injury in practice and sat out the last six games. Under Rossides tutelage he had burgeoned into a first-rate passer. He also punts well and runs...
...president made a plea to the Annex student body to devote four full years to higher education. One hundred thirty-eight 'Cliffe students left school, primarily for marriage, during the past year. He commented that the academic mortality rate on the other hand was exceptionally low, averaging...
Despite devaluation, pound notes this week could still be bought cheaper than the official $2.80 rate in New York's "free market." (The notes could not be used in commercial transactions, were chiefly useful to tourists who could take ?5 into Britain.) The notes, which had been selling at $2.90 before devaluation, were down to $2.60 to $2.70. However, the price gap was now so small that bankers thought Britain could clean up the supply of notes, if it wished, by removing the bars on taking them into Britain...
...London run to six hours, make the round-trip possible in one day. As a result of such enterprise, Sir Geoffrey last week was getting a big share of Britain's aircraft export orders (?18.5 million for 1949's first half, a 48% increase over the 1948 rate). He already has orders from the British government and British Overseas Airways Corp. for 16 Comets, and is hard after U.S. orders, promising delivery in 1952-53-No Hands. In spite of their lead, the British were by no means assured of victory. They have developed techniques before, only...
...lower enrollment has also meant the new $600 tuition. According to Provost Buck, the College would suffer a $400,000 deficit if it continued on the old tuition rate this year. The $600 fee is expected to keep Harvard in the black even when it slips to a normal 4300 registration...