Word: shiftings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this poll is compared with that of the CRIMSON taken last February, a decided shift in opinion at Harvard is revealed. At that time only one-twentieth of the students favored outright war, and as a matter of fact, by a 51 to 49 per cent margin, the undergraduates believed we should not go to war no matter what the circumstances. But only 16.4 per cent thought we could stay out, and 62.5 per cent said we would be in the war eventually...
...shift was made because Harlow thinks Row is too good a player to sit on the bench for most of the game, which is what he has been doing as substitute for ironman Chub Peabody. Row, who has been coming up fast after a two-year absence from the gridiron, will probably see more action as sub for Dick Pfister...
...Corps cadets at Oxnard, Calif. voted Vera Zorina owner of "the most beautiful fuselage in the world." Firestone Rubber workers in Akron elected Starlet Alexis Smith "the night shift sweetheart." Gene Tierney prepared to dunk herself, for glamor's sake, in $1,700 worth of essence of gardenias...
...shift to Plan E was brought about by many factors chief of which is that the Cambridge tax rate jumped ten dollars in so many years, and is now at $47, one of the highest in the United States. Cambridge, according to Landis, was nearly bankrupt and many irate citizens clamored for a drastic move...
...Biggest change was a sharp shift from liberal arts to technical courses. Enrollment for the general B.A. degree was down nearly 10% (since 1939); for the humanities, down 33%; for engineering, up more...