Word: seenes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Confronting President Eisenhower on his return from California last week were the written and oral reports, carefully compiled and closely considered, from U.S. officials who had seen the most of Nikita Khrushchev during his visit. In their considerable bulk, the reports ranged from opinions about Khrushchev's purposes at the highest policy levels down to some fascinating details about his personal impression...
...rising costs of buildings, a shortage of competent teachers, and inability to pay those who are available a decent wage, schools have sought almost desperately to break through the barriers imposed by the traditional school year. Starting with summer sessions in schools and colleges, the last two decades have seen a series of imaginative studies of the entire problem of the academic schedule. Somewhat to the disappointment of professional educators, many of the experiments have failed, and many of the study reports have been essentially negative in their recommendations...
Another headache for the Crimson line may be the Lions' "muddle huddle," which must be seen to be understood. The Yalies reportedly watched movies before last week's game of a New Haven sandlot pickup game and were ready to thwart the unusual Columbia formation. The Bulldog line chose not to jitterbug with the flankers and split ends, but rushed right in to stop the backfield...
Trailing by four points with but 24 seconds remaining, Cornell's football team suddenly connected for a 76 yard pass play that defeated the Crimson, 20 to 16. It was as exciting and unlikely a finish as local fans have seen in years...
Fragile Persistence. Kieran's nature walks have centered on Van Cortlandt Park and the Hudson's shore near Spuyten Duyvil, but he did not stick to the man-made nature spots of parks and reserves. Through the asphalt of a parking lot, Kieran has seen emerge the fragile but persistent mustard plant. The most merciless predator of Wall Street is neither bull nor bear, but the peregrine falcon; the swift diving bird of medieval romance roosts in the towers of office buildings and, with pigeons as prey, makes many a killing in the street. Once, covering a football...