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...form another unbeatable twosome in the field events. Although he fell short in his attempt to become Harvard's first 14-ft. vaulter, Tom Blodgett reinforced his claim to the indoor record by clearing 13 ft., 6 in. Moreover, he made it to the finals in the hurdless against top-flight opposition...
Navy has five top-flight swimmers-Ashley Norfleet, in the free-style; George Worthington in the butterfly; Arnold Kieban in the backstroke; Pat Taft, intercollegiate 100-yard breast stroke champion; and Colonel (sic) Griffin, who last year set the American 200-yard breast stroke record, giving Navy an added versatility in that event. (Griffin has swum the individual medley in 2:12, far ahead of any of the varsity's performers...
...supplement to research, students get new perspectives on their topic from prominent guest speakers. For the Conference on American inflation, the School has invited Arthur Burns (former Economic Advisor to the President), the chief lawyer for David McDonald's Steelworkers Union, and Senator Clark of Pennsylvania. In coordinating top-flight outside speakers with its academic program, the Woodrow Wilson School sets an example which might be followed with profit in Harvard College...
...than to previous classes, there were more public schools in the running than before. As the standard of secondary school preparation goes up, the individual student can count less on an average high school education to "get him in" to Harvard. Even if he goes to one of the top-flight high schools in the country, he will probably get lost in the shuffle unless he is a proven student or an all-round "outstanding...
...practices this week, the Crimson's Koni Ulbrich clocked a 22.3 for the 50-yard freestyle. Should this top-flight form continue into the weekend, he too could become a challenger to Yale's Roger Anderson. Both Ulbrich and Hunter give the varsity strength at these distances...