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DIED. Thomas C. Poulter, 81, polymath who served as the scientific director on Rear Admiral Richard Byrd's second expedition to the Antarctic in 1933, invented seismic methods for the discovery of oil, and recorded the voices of sea mammals over the past 15 years; in Menlo Park, Calif. Poulter led the party that saved Byrd's life when the admiral, living alone near the South Pole, suffered from carbon-monoxide poisoning and began sending incoherent radio messages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 26, 1978 | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

Through the book, one message predominates: there is no one right way or wrong way to rear a baby. Much of the child's moodiness and aggression is the result of ordinary development, so parents should not feel guilty if things seem to go badly for a time. "The strivings to become an individual are built into the baby," says Kaplan. "Just become attuned to them -that's about all you need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: A Child's Second Birth | 6/19/1978 | See Source »

...strict that at Groton, seventh-graders were given black marks for going out in the rain without rubber overshoes, and eleventh-graders had to ask permission to go to the bathroom during study hours. Then came the virulent student discontent of the late '60s. After some bitter rear-guard struggles, the schools emerged with female students (of the top schools, only Deerfield and Lawrenceville remain all male) and far more freedom: relaxed dress codes; fewer required chapels, meals and study halls; more weekends away. "We treat them like human beings now," says Exeter Principal Stephen Kurtz, "not just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Shedding That Preppy Image | 6/5/1978 | See Source »

Harvard finished a hefty 12 strokes ahead of second place Tufts. B.C. finished third, five strokes ahead of MIT, and a woeful Northeastern squad brought up the rear...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Golfers Take Greater Boston Tourney | 5/2/1978 | See Source »

Radcliffe's junior varsity also bowed to its counterpart from Tiger land by 11 seconds, with Cornell once again holding up the rear. "The power just wasn't there," J.V. cox Liz Friese commented. "Princeton beat us off the start, stayed smooth, and kept on moving...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Tigers Play the Heavies In Victory Over 'Cliffe | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

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