Word: specializations
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bonus" the University of Pennsylvania "bestowed" on 20 of its outstanding faculty members recently, "reportedly the first such ... by a U.S. college or university" [Oct. 5]: it may well have been the most, but it wasn't the first. In 1957 the Pennsylvania State University presented special checks ranging from $300 to $500 to seven members of its faculty...
...largely to the generosity of The Friends of Harvard Rowing, both crews flew to London on a special flight on June 20, only a week after the New London victory. Thanks to this and to the ingenious system of crowding in use on economy flights the crews did not arrive in top condition. The Crimson shells were equally unserviceable at first, for until the arrival of a special form for non-motive racing boats, the shells were kept in customs...
First and foremost the Harvard Band is music. It can delight a Sym phony Hall audience or make the home stands rise with cheers to the strains of "Harvardiana." No band plays music quite as well. Whether it's the right choice of medleys, the special balance of the brasses, or something quite technical doesn't really matter. The Harvard Band has that something which makes the fight songs enthusiastic, the marches sharp, and the show tunes lively...
Earlier, the Armenian Church had won from the Cambridge Appeals Board a special zoning variance which helped it to win its case. Because the ritual of the Church involves two additional side altars to represent the Holy Trinity, the variance permitted the extra height...
...dining hall department has engaged Harvey J. Wachtel, a graduate of the Business School, to act as special assistant during the experimentation. Wachtel will dine in each of the Houses and help to judge the proposed changes...