Word: strength
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...attempt to accomplish this goal by office standards would be unsatisfactory the budget of a department were determined some combination of the number of its contractors and of students in its courses, the great variety which Harvard offers, and which considered by many one of its greatest strength would suffer drastically--if not be too destroyed. Also the next vacancy in any department could be summarily cancelled given to another department, instructors assistant professors could have no sense security at Harvard, and they would be quite to snap up permanent positions elsewhere...
...Strength in top positions has been the key to the sudden Crimson surge. Captain Foster, Hugh Nawn, and Jim Bacon have been able to handle their spots with case, despite the fact that they have been moved into these positions because of injuries. The success of Bacon is especially encouraging to Coach Barnaby, as he has made a successfull one-year jump to the varsity from the freshmen...
...just lay down until the impulse passed away. Said Bingham, whose team had walloped Chicago, 61-0: "Not everybody can develop a physique like Sir Galahad's by lying down." In a snappy reply, Hutchins reminded Bingham that "Sir Galahad was not noted for his physique; his strength was as the strength of ten because his heart was pure...
Tenderness & Gloom. In Stuempfig's case, romantic art seemed to mean painting that sacrificed everything else to mood. His The Old Man, one of the hits of the exhibition, showed both the strength and weakness of Stuempfig's approach...
Varsity squash players made it two in a row over collegiate competition Saturday night by defeating McGill, 6 to 3, at Montreal. The result of the match was never in doubt as the top position strength of the Crimson proved itself for the second straight time...