Word: river
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Just a few short blocks away from Harvard University's refined Commencement Week exercises, Charles River fish and herring gulls are waging the age-old battle for survival with savage brutality...
...Institute of Biology, an addition to Jefferson, Wigglesworth Hall (completing the "cloistering" of the Yard), the Faculty Club, and the mammoth Indoor Athletic Building--all were under way, and some ready to be opened. But the center of attraction remained a cluster of neo-Georgian structures along the river--Lowell's new Houses. In late September, the President conducted a press tour of the newly opened Dunster and Lowell. The latter's first High Table was held soon after, and things went up from there...
Harvard has changed in its architecture, Monro also stated, describing the two "centers of beauty," on the river and in the Yard, that are being emphasized in future plans. Monro concluded by describing the third "dynamic change," the increased closeness of Radcliffe in undergraduate activities...
...Conn., June 7--This year's varsity eight, the best crew in Harvard history, is a clear favorite to end Yale's five-year winning streak in the four-mile row on the Thames River near New London this Saturday. Indeed the Crimson could sweep the river for the first time since 1951 with victories in the varsity, J.V, and freshman races...
Although the varsity is favored on the basis of its record-breaking performances this year--it also holds the Charles River mark of 8:45 flat--the Elis have their normally strong crew. Undefeated before the EARC sprints where they finished third to the Crimson and Syracuse, Coach Jim Rathschmidt's men are playing themselves down but would like nothing better than to beat the Henley bound varsity...