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Word: yardful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sprinter Norm Bruck began the series of upsets, splitting Yale's flashy 100-yard duo of Bill Andrews and John Halpern. He came within inches of beating Andrews for the first place...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: Varsity Track Team Humbles Elis, 77-63 | 5/21/1956 | See Source »

Alcoholism has not reached Harvard. In the summer, each week, the students gather in the Yard--a word which be special privilege replace the "campus" of other colleges--to drink fruit punch and listen to the symphonies of Tchaikovsky of Brahms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard: A Convent of the New Middle Ages? | 5/18/1956 | See Source »

...reasons for the smaller number of men accepted was the desire of the College to keep the number of resident students down to 950, Leighton said. This year some 1040 freshmen lived in the Yard, causing overcrowded living conditions in several of the dormitories...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Fewer Admitted to '60 To Ease Overcrowding | 5/17/1956 | See Source »

Incredibly, Landy made the same mistake he made two summers ago in Vancouver, B.C., when he lost the British Empire Games' Miracle Mile to Dr. Roger Bannister. He looked back over his shoulder. Bailey shot past on the outside, picked up a yard lead, and hung on to it till the finish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Man with a Mission | 5/14/1956 | See Source »

...Wood," and Milhaud's "Psalm 121," a rather nondescript work sung in a nondescript manner. A humorous song, "Casey Jones," provided the transition to a rousing series of Harvardiana, in which all participated. The Freshman Glee Club sings next Tuesday. We should pray for a windless Harvard Yard...

Author: By Bert Baldwin, | Title: Glee Club Sings | 5/11/1956 | See Source »

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