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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Some two weeks ago trainers pared a callous from the index finger of the pitching hand of Bill Connolly, the portly right-hander who was scheduled to be the number one hurler for Harvard this spring. The finger is now well enough for Connolly to use it again, but only if he is allowed to cover the tender spot with adhesive tape...

Author: By Robert Carswell, | Title: Nebulous Mound Staff Faces Strong Crusader Nine Today | 4/24/1948 | See Source »

...other major fear that compulsory subscription would mean "the assumption of a subtle power by the people distributing the funds--whether Student Government or the Administration" is moderately groundless. As the money is collected by the News--merely through the agency of Student Government--for the use of the News, it seems highly improbable that we would be affected by any subtle limiting forces...

Author: By Cynthia Baker, | Title: Compulsory News: Pro, Con | 4/22/1948 | See Source »

...third party being introduced into the picture. If the Student Government collects subscription money for the News and then passes it along, it is not hard to foresee a time when the Student Government, finding itself in opposition to a policy of the News, would feel obliged to use its financial power to "convince" the editorial staff. Freedom of the press flies out the window. There are already many instances of such conflicts between interests controlling the finances and interests controlling the editorial content of college newspapers. And the News in its last two compulsory years has no great record...

Author: By Cynthia Baker, | Title: Compulsory News: Pro, Con | 4/22/1948 | See Source »

...customers wore string ties and bustles, but the products are somewhat different. Patent medicines are less in demand now, and if there are any home remedies in stock, they are dwarfed by a modern refrigerator that holds biological scrums and penicillin. Business is strictly ethical, and though students may use the store telephone to schedule a rendezvous, they know better than to ask for benzedrino...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Billings and Stover: Leeches, Bleaches, and Drugs | 4/21/1948 | See Source »

...Crimson Jayvees meet Suffolk University, who conquered the Varsity in a practice game earlier in the season, this afternoon on Soldiers Field. Langdon Clay or Roger Davis will pitch for the Harper-coached squad, although Dolph Samborski may want to use one of them against Holy Cross on Saturday. R H E Harvard 000 000 002--2 4 3 Brown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Nine Falls Prey to Brown Team | 4/21/1948 | See Source »

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