Word: sparking
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tractor currently on the market, was shown by Ford Motor Co. Ford's "Typhoon" is powered by the same turbine-like free-piston engine (TIME, Nov. 14, 1955) already being tested in trucks and boats, has the advantage of low fuel cost, simpler construction (no crankshaft, no spark plugs), less vibration and no need for early-morning warmups. The company hopes to put a free-piston tractor on the market within the next few years...
...spark to this unenforced House spirit is provided by House master John H. Finley, Jr., who learns the names of all the incoming sophomores within a short time, attends many of the House athletic events, and serves as master of ceremonies at the annual House dinner held in March on the birthday of the late President Eliot...
...main spark of this intra-House rapport is Housemaster Charles H. Taylor, Henry Charles Lea Professor of Medieval History. Since his appointment as Master two years ago, he has improved tutor-student relationships, worked to enliven interest in House activities, and wrecked Hurricane Carol's plan of 1954 to destroy the House courtyard forever. The Kirkland Senior Tutor is Robert M. O'Clair, who has also aided faculty-student integration by his nursing of nascent House dramatic groups...
Ostensibly, Sumual's demands were much the same as those of the Sumatra rebels: autonomy within the Indonesian Republic, plus local control of the foreign exchange earned by East Indonesia's exports. But in Djakarta, Indonesian army spokesmen suggested that the spark which set off the revolt was Sukarno's plan to bring the Communists into a reorganized Indonesian government (TIME, March 4). Unless Sukarno backs down, he might one day find that he is President of little more than the island of Java...
Marion's efforts with the freshmen, coupled with the spark of both novices and veteran fencers, will put the Crimson on at least an equal level with the Elis today. The added experience gained through this year's enlarged schedule, may well give the freshmen a slight edge