Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...symbols of themselves. The bishop was simple to design-a cross. The rook was square for solidity; the king was a diamond for a regal quality; the queen was a circle for femininity; the pawns were arrows for their singleness of direction. Ortman gave the knight the shape of a heart, for "it is impulsive and moves erratically...
...convulsion of romantic agony, thinking, in the usual important italics, "There is no country but the heart." This seems to be a mere cliché until examination proves it something less than that-an untruth. Surely if Flood has any solid theme, it is that the physical shape of a loved object-in this case, Fiddlersburg-is important, that its loss is irrevocable, and that the spirit cannot make do without the flesh. In an understanding of this lies one of the differences between tragedy and sentimental melodrama...
Coach Norm Shepard may not want to start the junior if the M.I.T. field is still in bad shape; if Bilodeau is in the lineup, however, sophomore Jim Tobin will probably move over to third with Bobby St. George staying available for defensive duty in the infield or outfield...
...when it comes to looking, most eyes spent the majority of the time gazing at the story-book shape of Fredrica Mann. Miss Mann, as voluptuous as Al Capp's pictures, lacked the voice and expression to hold her own against Mr. Hoffman, but her presence on stage never detracted from the festivities...
...first time in anyone's memory, the grounds crew was unable to whip the Stadium track into shape for a track meet. As a result, the Harvard-Brown confrontation was canceled completely--the Bruins have three engagements during each of the next two weeks and simply can't reschedule Harvard...