Word: shining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...risk of compromising its financial position, the Crimson has decided to have nothing more to do with this organized vice racket. It is necessary somehow to force the lids off the sewer holes, to shine the light of day on the putrefaction within. The University must be made to examine itself. For recognition of the amazing whole and its details can surely have only one result: steps toward extermination...
...camps are like some fantastically huge hobo jungle. Only a few refugees have roofs over their heads; the great majority dig holes in the sand and cover themselves with dirty sheets, blankets or coats they managed to carry out with them. Many sleep in the open, rain or shine. Icy sea winds blow the sand continually. Most of the refugees have developed conjunctivitis. Fuel in the large camps is scarce. Cooking is done exclusively in tin cans. At one camp men and women at first stood in line all day waiting to get a little water from a small faucet...
Coach Ulen's tutees did not exactly shine but the opposition offered by the "Y" did not lend itself to record-breaking efforts on anyone's part. Bill Runge, of Boston, with wins in the 50 and 100, and a relay leg, was the sturdiest performer of the meet, while Eric Cutler's two victories in the distance events also stood out, particularly his 2:18.2 furlong. All three of Harvard's breast rokers were vastly improved, Mr. Ulen noted with approval...
There's the rest of the team, too--Torbie and Tom and Joe and Bill and a score of others who are vital cogs and who will continue to shine on next year's eleven. Behind the spotlight glare, there're the coaches, the managers, the scrubs, the trainers...
Harding, Gardella Shine...