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...passengers are black families with irrepressibly active children; for them the unfettered train trip is clearly more comfortable and practical than airliner or bus. A number of elderly passengers, mostly occupying bedrooms and roomettes, relish the scenery and the food -in no hurry. The surprising thing about the passenger roster is the proportion of young people aboard. Footloose and relatively affluent, they represent a new youth fad: a return to the rails, sanctioned for every environmental, ecological and romantic reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Southern Crescent Rolling Toward Summer | 6/5/1978 | See Source »

Andover, nonetheless, is not exactly an academic Ellis Island. Some 14% of the students are alumni children. Next year's tuition will come to $4,975, more than most American families can pay, and the student roster lists some blue-chip names, among them, John F. Kennedy Jr. But this year Andover handed out $1 million in financial aid to 30% of its students, and the full tuition charge is still only half of what it costs to educate each student. A $57 million endowment and $600,000 in annual alumni giving make up the difference...

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

...roster of last week's opening day teams read like a copy of the minutes of a B'nai B'rith meeting. The garishly outfitted squad of Scheft, Scheft, and Stern, who appeared in red and white thermal underwear, defeated Goldberg, Ginsberg, and Shohet, who comprised the fashionable Blue team...

Author: By Bill Ginsberg, | Title: When a Young Man's Fancy Turns to Whiffleball | 4/25/1978 | See Source »

Higginson has tabbed senior Mike Rubin (up from the third boat) as his opening day bow to fill the void left by graduation. Senior Karl Forsgaard, who wasn't even on the crew roster last season, has earned the starting two-seat nod, while sophomores Dave "Pasha" Lakhdir and Kevin Gaut will get the call at numbers three and four...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Harvard Crews Open Regular Season | 4/15/1978 | See Source »

...young solid roster, the Tea Men expect to add a couple of other outstanding players from Europe. Asked if language barriers would be a problem, Coach Cantwell exclaimed, "Soccer is a universal game...

Author: By Rose C. Palermo, | Title: Soccer Boils Over With New England Tea Men | 4/14/1978 | See Source »

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