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Birds, Beetles & Butterflies. Timbertop, patterned largely after Gordonstoun, is a branch of Australia's Geelong Grammar School, an exclusive institution operated by the Church of England. It is designed to toughen up 130 young aristocrats every year. The boys do all their own housekeeping except cook. They make overnight...
This is the best bet of the week. Oddsmakers have made the Big Red a mere six-point favorite over the hapless Elis; this contest won't be close at all. Yale has shown no semblance of an offense all season long, and Cornell's rugged defensive line should shut...
"The law," says former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John Voelker, "is the ledger in which are recorded our deepest tribal memories." Justice Voelker extracted a bloody page and, under the pseudonym of Robert Traver, translated it into Anatomy of a Murder. In his current novel, set in Michigan's...
Sir: You ignore the question of immigrants' motivations. Before World War II, our image was one of rugged independence, of unlimited opportunity for the diligent. We therefore attracted people with these characteristics. Today we are known as the most excellent of lands to be incapacitated or poor in. The...
Harvard's forwards and halfbacks in general looked tough on offense, but the fullbacks and defense never really got the rugged test expected from Williams. The Crimson will go into its Ivy opener Saturday with a 3-0 record and 25 goals.