Word: strake
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Oilman George Strake, is trying to raise $1,900,000 more for a permanent endowment. Thus, because of the dream of two of its priests, St. Louis is now well on the way to becoming an outstanding world center for the study of Western thought. Among the filmed treasures it will have: the 4th century Codex Vaticanus, one of the oldest and most important copies of the Bible; the 6th century Codex Marchalianus, containing the complete Old Testament prophets; the original manuscript of St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Contra Gentiles...
...Alan N. Riselbach'53, whipped out a five-length victory over the Poonie crew. Rowing an upstream course from the River St. to the Weeks bridges, the Crimson got off to a quick start and was never headed. At one point, the Poon's stern four raised the strake to a heady 24, but its bow four resolutely stuck to a 14. Much comment was elicited by the Poon's use of the unique "centipede" style of rowing...
...Rouner, strake of the lay 1951 eight, Steve Hedberg, number five on the 1951 variety, and on-Crimson coxswain George Walker are catering a pair-cared shell with a cox. The three have been practicing all spring on the charies, and went to Red Top with the heavies last week. They are now at Worcester in the final training period...