Word: strength
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...going to be very effective if four chiefs of staff are not supporting him very definitely. The Congress is there every day for making the money available or not making the money available . . . The National Guard . . . The Reserves . . . And let's don't forget the spiritual strength and the traditions of America...
...which every member of the University community need assent is the tradition of scholarship. For President Pusey, as for many others, it might seem absurd for a man to be "ultimately concerned" merely with scholarship. But Harvard is not an individual. It is a corporate entity deriving its strength from the fact that its members agree upon a common purpose--the pursuit of their individual visions of truth wherever these may lead. For many, perhaps for most, the search leads to the Christian Revelation of God. But that is the concern not of the University, but of individual teachers...
...varsity's number one man, Captain Dale Junta, injured his back on the southern trip, but should be ready to take the court this afternoon. With Junta in action, the team will be at full strength. Larry Sears, who was undefeated in the South, will fill the second singles position. Time Gallwey, Al Goldman, Ned Weld, and Fred Vinton will round out the first...
Most of the Jumbo lineup, nevertheless, are returning starters and should be a strong threat to the visitors. Shepard admits that the Crimson's batting strength is still largely an unknown quantity. If the southern trip records are any indication, captain Bob Cleary and first baseman Frank Saia can be relied on at the plate, but the outfielders have still not shown the hitting needed in the middle of the batting order...
...other part of the reason, of course, is that Castro's men have a cause. They believe in him (and hate Batista) fanatically; they believe that they are fighting for their country's freedom. Their real strength lies in the fact that they are obviously willing to die-and for nothing a month...