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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Judging by what happened in Washington, it may well break the 2,500,000 attendance record set by last year's traveling exhibition of masterpieces from the Berlin Museum. The opening day's crush made even Manhattan's gum-cracking Daily News sit up and take notice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Crush & Culture | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

Harvard's performance in winning was by no means impressive. Its fast-break attack did not function so smoothly or so effectively as it might have, and therefore, the Crimson resorted to more of a control-type game. In addition, Harvard's scoring trailed off at the end of both periods, a deplorable trend which marked most of last season's discombooberations. In the last two minutes of play, Tufts threw in eight points to the Crimson's three...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Quintet Stops Tufts, 67-56, In First Game | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

...Shepard is concerned, tonight's is the most important game on his schedule. This is what he told his squad yesterday as it completed eight weeks of practice under Shepard's fast-break style. At the close of yesterday's workout, the coach said, "My team will be fine as far as condition and morale go, and it will play to the best of its abilities...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Basketball, Hockey Squads Open Against Tufts, Tech | 12/3/1949 | See Source »

Once again the Council promises that this will be the College's only solicitation this year. Emergencies forced the Council to break this pledge the last two years. It is hoped and expected that the new arrangement of converting unallocated money into a reserve fund will enable the Council to live up to its promise...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Charities and Council | 12/2/1949 | See Source »

...sprints, backstroke, and diving, the Crimson is in wonderful shape. Captain Joe Fox, Watkins, Berke, Shep Brown Mort Hull, and Bob Tolf are all back for the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, and sophomore Bob Stroud may break into the lineup...

Author: By Andrew E. Norman, | Title: Swimming Team Has Big Problems | 12/2/1949 | See Source »

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