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...influence in the early twentieth century is infinitely more intriguing than analogous stories on this side of the Atlantic about Carnegie or Rockefeller. Wells was born in 1866 to a fanatically fundamentalist mother and a relatively impotent cricket-playing father perched ominously close to the bottom rung of a socially immobile ladder of Victorian society. Relying mostly on his raw intelligence, voracious reading habits, and an outstanding ability to cram, Wells was able to avoid the draper's life his mother had so carefully planned for him. 'Bertie' was the youngest child--spoiled, frail, and often "dreamy." Later in life...
...What can one man do? I can't even do anything about the scandals here -and there are plenty. Before Watergate, politicians used to be the second rung from the bottom of the ladder, just above used-car salesmen. Now we're on the bottom...
Despite its 10-8 upset triumph over nationally 19th-rated Princeton last Saturday, Harvard (2-9) climbed only one rung in the standings. The Tigers trimmed the Big Green, 7-5, on April 28, and that close margin and the fact that the Green are clinging to a playoff berth indicate a tough contest this afternoon...
Committeeman is the lowest recognized rung in the Republican hierarchy, and Harris was given a ward with only five workers and told to administer party activities. Quickly, he built an efficient organization with 100 workers...
...Quakers, after making a spectacular climb to the top rung on the Eastern swimming ladder in 1971, have undergone a swift and puzzling collapse during the last two seasons. The senior-dominated team, virtually a carbon-copy of the Eastern champion Penn squad, has dropped lopsided decisions to Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth but has the swimmers to challenge the Crimson...