Word: winterers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...story genre of the '50's. "Everyone in love at Harvard wrote one of these," Culler said. It usually dealt with the problems of college love, and was set in such familiar locales as the steps of Widenor Library or a room in Eliot House. The best of these -- "Winter Term" by Sallie Bingham -- is in the new anthology...
Ostensible purpose of the session was a confidence vote on Kimba and his Cabinet, which had been installed last month after Kasavubu fired Tshombe. But even more was at stake. With Parliament and the 21 provincial legislatures due to elect a new President this winter, the vote was the first test of strength between Kasavubu, who wanted badly to be reelected, and Tshombe, his only serious rival for the job. Honoring Congolese political tradition, both sides had spent huge sums to win votes and influence legislators-some of whom reportedly were offered more than $15,000 for their allegiance...
Unhappily-and here's the twist-milord's lust for battle counts as nothing compared to the lust inspired in him by a winsome peasant girl, Rosemary Forsyth. He needs her, he explains, as he needs bread, sunshine, fire in winter. Honor. Well, blast honor. He claims the lass on the very day of her marriage to a husky serf, invoking the ancient droit du seigneur whereby a nobleman may claim ''the right of the first night" with any bride in his domain. The local priest (Maurice Evans) fusses a bit, suggesting that he choose another...
...philosophy has been carried over from fall co-ed soccer, touch football, swimming and sailing. On long winter evenings Harvard men will be able to join Cliffies in the Radcliffe gym for either badminton, volleyball or submersion in the pool...
...This winter the 'Cliffe will also, courtesy of the Harvard Athletic Association, get the use of Hemenway Gym for squash and Watson Rink for skating lessons...