Word: risings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After Morgan's death in 1943, Henry Alexander went off to war as a vice chairman of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey in Europe, came back to begin his swift rise to the top. He became the protege of President George Whitney, who had foresightedly launched a recruiting drive for the young men who later became the bank's postwar bird dogs. Less than ten years after he joined the firm, Alexander was made executive vice president. Following in Whitney's footsteps, he moved up to the presidency in 1950, when Whitney became chairman, took over...
...bottom of the league, the Crimson could do itself a tremendous service by winning. To win, the team must play football vastly superior to what it has shown in its earlier games, and the encouraging factor is that the team is certainly capable of such improvement. To rise to the challenge and knock off the recognized giant of the League would give an incalculable lift to the team's confidence and could set the stage for a belated rally...
...relations with the city, never sugary due to the large chunk of non-taxable land owned by Harvard, have their ups and downs. In the "up" periods, the two corporate bodies usually leave each other alone and no more. During such periods, the University's sun shines, its buildings rise, and its lawyers relax...
...There is no doubt in my mind that expenses will continue to rise in the future," the director of dining facilities at the University of Pennsylvania commented, while the General Manager of Food Service at Columbia has stated, "One would be unrealistic not to expect expenses to rise in the near future." Labor expenses are the greatest factor in board hikes...
...Dining Hall Department cannot change the hourly pay rates, Tucker pointed out, since the union contract establishing the scale is decided by the Bureau of Personnel for the entire University. Tucker's administration must accept this rate, and consequently a new wage contract often causes a rise in board fees...