Word: regrets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...professor of anatomy, who refused to tell the Jenner subcommittee anything at all about her relation to the party. The Corporation's findings: though she once taught a biology course at the Communist-run Samuel Adams School in Boston. Dr. Markham was never actually in the party. "We regret," said Harvard, "that Dr. Markham did not see fit to supplement the official record before the committee to this effect, but we do not regard that as controlling...
...than winning the Straus Trophy, there is little tradition at Kirkland: a parade of chefs preceeds the Christmas dinner, and in the annual House plan, Hammond is obliged to take a low comedy part. "It is a poor custom which I've inherited," he grumbles goodnaturedly. Hammond does not regret the lack of formalities at Kirkland, however, for he thinks, "there is a certain tradition in not having a tradition...
...began his career of holy man: he made a resolution of lifelong celibacy, gave up sweets and started going barefoot. Gandhi, who in young manhood was a lawyer and a comfortably married man, admired Vinoba's untarnished virginity. The Mahatma frequently said that his only regret in life was that he had known the delights...
Speaking for the HDC, Smith said, "While we regret the passing of the Theatre Group and its fine productions, I can not help but feel that theatre at Harvard, by avoiding the crippling effects of competition, has taken a step towards the production of better plays, which is what we all have been striving for no matter what our affiliation...
...regret Professor Schlesinger's failure to check the facts before placing unwarranted implications on Ivy Films," he said...