Word: standish
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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President Litchfield ("Litch," "P. W.," "the Old Man"-but not to his face) is a shipbuilder by heritage. Among his ancestors were George Soule, Mayflower passenger; also Alexander Standish and Sarah Alden, kin of famed Miles and famed John. His immediate forebears, notably the ship-owning and sailing Robinsons of Bath, Maine (on his mother's side) were engaged in the shipping industry of New England. He spent much of his boyhood on the waterfront of Boston, where he was born, and Bath where his family summered. When he accepted President Frank A. Seiberling's offer...
...unusually closely-contested annual Freshman Interdormitory track meet yesterday afternoon in the Stadium, Standish Hall emerged victorious with 36 points, to 35 for Gore, 32 for McKinlock, and 23 for Smith...
...Standish took first place in both timber-topping events, which were won by J. J. Hayes '34; and in the hammer throw, high jump, and discus throw, won by J. J. Healey '34. Healey broke the college record, hurling the discus 144 feet and 2 inches, but the new mark was not counted because of the high wind. G. H. Porter '34 took first place for Smith Halls in the century and furlong sprints...
McKinlock Hall placed second in the competition with 24 points. While Standish took third honors by collecting a total of 22 1-2 points. Trailing the list with the only 14 points. Gore was awarded fourth place. These all came in the same order as they did last year...
...Smith Hall athletes were victorious in the squash, wrestling, and fencing divisions, while other firsts were evenly divided between McKinlock and Standish. In the fall interdormitory championships Standish took first, Gore second, Smith third, and McKinlock fourth...