Word: wayes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...year in front of a television." Christopher Lasch, a University of Rochester historian and author, adds that the only time he could remember so many people watching television was during the 1951 World Series. Updike says, "We were outraged and amused by this kind of buffoon. Nixon seemed that way too. From the safety of Harvard, it looked like an aberration in American politics--a subject in which we had little interest." McCarthy's threat to Harvard began to disappear as the Class of '54 was leaving. Concerns of the student body returned to subjects from which its collective attention...
Class of '54 members, some wearing "veritas" ties, stood on the steps humming their way through "10,000 Men of Harvard," remembering a snatch of the lyrics now and then. Children, who are separated by age into the Green, Blue, Orange, Red and "Youngest" groups, milled around too, waiting for the beginnings of the program of activities which will separate them from their parents for much of the week...
...theory was there; but technology still needed time to catch up. "We realized that the technology would take many years to develop, but it was a great boost knowing that we ultimately knew a way to make X-ray astronomy very sensitive," Giacconi remembers. Before HEAO-2 could become a reality, though, X-ray astronomy would have to make sporadic progress. In 1962, a group headed by Giacconi discovered the first X-ray star; eight years later the same personnel were responsible for the first orbiting X-ray observatory (named "UHURU" after the Bantu word for freedom...
...callow youth of today, however, who has never thrilled to a boogie base line or bounced to the irresistible beat, Gordon's musical archaeology is welcome. A living fossil, he single-handedly embodies a way of life and--more important by far--an attitude to living which has all but died out today...
...feel strongly that our support of the Biko Fund is in no way compromised by Harvard's equal access policy. Its many practical aspects remain and we continue to support its existence and viability. If next year's class matches our contribution of $2600, the Fund will have reached the needed $5000 to establish its legitimacy. We encourage the continued support of the Biko Fund. Aaron J. Alter '79 Harvard Marshal Kathy P. Evans '79 Radcliffe Marshal