Word: slights
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...second half opened, the Elis, led by high-scoring Tom Vogt, gained a 28 to 23 load only to have the visitors come back with Ed Buckley's seven straight points to take a slight lead. But from this point on, Yale slowly began to edge out in front...
Enrollment Changes Slight Yet Music and the Classics have suffered no change in the number of concentrators because of the war. The philosophy Department has already lost six of its 43 concentrators of last fall, three students having enlisted, one additional left College, and the other two shifted their field. Although the Fine Arts Department still has its 30 concentrators of last September, it foresees a drastic cut in that number with the shifting of men to fields more closely connected with the war effort. On the other sides of the ledger, the Architectural Sciences Department prophesizes a "greater interest...
...number of students enrolled in courses in each of these Departments has shown a slight drop from autumn standards but nothing sizable enough to be attributed to the war. Largest of these reductions was in the Fine Arts Department, where enrollment fell from 204 to 180 chiefly as a result of students in introductory courses wishing to take courses related to the war. The University rule, which permits the dividing of all full courses into half courses made such movements possible at mid-years...
Both fives use a fast-breaking offense and virtually disregard the defense. The visitors, who rule a slight favorite, have put this system to better use, twice going over the 100-point mark, while the Yardlings' best effort was 85 tallies, a new mark for Crimson basketball...
...staying away from the box-office can write a quick finis to a star's career. If sufficiently organized the public might even be able to combat the double feature menace. But as long as the moviegoers remain unorganized and subservient, their effect on the industry will be slight...