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Crimson intramural champions dispelled some of the wide-spread gloom recently pervading in varsity ranks by annexing the Harkness Trophy awarded annually for House-College competition against Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Teams Defeat Bulldogs for Trophy | 5/23/1955 | See Source »

...wide-spread ignorance that engineering is included in the term "Applied Science" motivated yesterday's faculty decision to change the name of the Division of Applied Science to the Division of Engineering and Applied Physics. The new name, result of a motion made by Dean John H. VanVleck, will become official on July...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Title Authorized For Applied Science | 12/8/1954 | See Source »

...Certain voluntary associations of students in cooperative houses, notably the Telluride Association, do emphasize intellectual ability in choosing their members and attempt to offer intellectually minded students an atmosphere of stimulation. But the existence of these groups is in itself perhaps a sign that such an atmosphere is not wide-spread in the student body at large...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Administration Checks Fraternities While Recognizing Their Importance | 10/9/1954 | See Source »

...this is not 1932, and there are now but two nations capable of waging effective total war. And in a modern atomic war, the power striking the first blow has a tremendous advantage, for crippling damage can be inflicted simultaneously over wide-spread areas. It is naive to think that atomic attacks can be prevented by conventions similar to those established at Geneva, without a strong extra-national policing system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Berlin Overtures | 2/4/1954 | See Source »

Lahar's greatest range of talent is in the backfield, which operates from the split-T. With Lalla clicking fairly effectively from the quarterback post, Colgate runners are set up with openings by a wide-spread defense. Lalla, a 165-pound sophomore, took over the role of starting quarterback late last season and displayed ability to run and punt, in addition to his pitching talent. In 1951, 43 completions out of 95 attempts netted 641 yards and a 45 percent average. As a runner, he averaged 3.7 yards per try and carried for one touchdown, while his passing collected eight...

Author: By Ronald P. Kriss, | Title: Undefeated Colgate Fields Defensively Strong Eleven, But Split-'T' Offense is Still Unproved | 10/18/1952 | See Source »

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