Word: riches
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Harvard lore typically classifies Houses into two categories; the "traditional House"--rich in history and House spirit, proud of its activities and athletics--and the "unconventional House"--filled with creative individuals who, free of House restraint, produce plays, concerts, magazines, political activity, and endless dining hall conversation...
This while the Houses are certainly by no means identical, each has such rich content that, unless you are a specialist in an activity in which a particular House is uniquely strong, it should not make much difference which you are in; and even then, it might be more exciting to be one of the people to develop a new strength in a House. Unless you are a chronic rebel, the chances are very good that, by the end of October, you will be convinced that yours is the best House...
...object in which these artists find such rich resource is the most ancient of wind instruments. Unperforated flutes have been found among paleolithic remains, and neolithic man had already learned to puncture the sound tube and turn it elegantly tangent to his lips. In classical antiquity, "Phrygian pipes" were played by prostitutes, and during the Renaissance an epidemic of flute playing swept across Europe. Henry VIII owned 148 flutes and tootled several hours a day. Frederick the Great of Prussia caught flute fever as a boy, and hid his teacher in a closet to escape the wrath of his flute...
Boston Brahmins. Practicing brotherhood is not the exclusive province of slum churches. One rich parish with a high sense of social responsibility is the nondenominational Dover Church in a suburb of Boston. Founded in 1762 as a Congregational meeting house, the Dover Church has a quota of New England Brahmins on its membership rolls, and until recently was a classic example of a genteel Christian parish...
...gold, the Government was the sole legal customer and fixed the price; besides, the Administration announced that its need for uranium would be satisfied by 1970. But a new contract with the Atomic Energy Commission allows the company to sell uranium commercially, and nuclear-minded private utilities promise a rich future market. Nevertheless, Homestake is diversifying further, has lately entered partnerships to produce potash (for fertilizer) in Saskatchewan, iron in Australia, lead and zinc in Missouri, and is studying a copper mining investment in Mauritania...