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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After a scoreless practice game with Tufts, the Crimson went South, losing 4 to 3 to Penn and by overwhelming scores to Navy and Maryland. Since Navy just eked out a 9-8 win over Dartmouth, the Techmen must be favored from these scores, although the reasons are even weaker than in the case of Tufts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY LACROSSE TEAM FACES TECH | 4/15/1942 | See Source »

...that any ceilings imposed take account of the time lag between retailers' buying and selling periods. If ceilings are placed at both the wholesale and the retail level as of the same date, retailers see gross unfairness to all of their members, bankruptcy for some of the weaker ones who buy hand to mouth-i.e., late and high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Worst Is Yet to Come | 3/2/1942 | See Source »

...College men will face the same rate of rejection as non-university men," the Doctor stated. General body defects such as teeth and feet ailments are less common in the college group, but the eye-sight of the average university man is weaker than of a non-college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ARMY WILL REJECT 35% OF STUDENTS | 2/17/1942 | See Source »

Both the Varsity and Freshman track teams raced to very impressive victories over their opponents Saturday, and although the Varsity was weaker than expected in running events, the Yardlings proved themselves to be an excellent team. The Varsity won with 44 points to Army's 39, and Princeton's 14, while the Yardlings beat Exeter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Runners Top Army, Princeton; Yardlings Triumph in Exeter Clash | 2/16/1942 | See Source »

...Large fortunes, for example, are rapidly disappearing," Dean Donham said. "The middle class is far weaker than it was 12 years ago. It will not be able to support as long or as expensive education in the future as in the past 30 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Donham Says Education Must Adjust to New Economic Order | 1/30/1942 | See Source »

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