Word: gradually
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Today the Clubs' problems are not so dramatic as wars or depressions. Rather they are the result of gradual changes in the College itself. With rising standards of admission at Harvard, less and less "club material" from the Eastern prep schools is being accepted into the University. And the "preppies" that do come are often so interested in their academic work or else forced to spend so much time on their studies that they don't use the Club as much more than an occasional convenience. There is a good deal of grumbling from graduates in the Club lounges that...
...question boils down to three alternatives for the University," he explained. "We could increase admissions immediately--letting in a slightly lower caliber of students than we do at present, we could expand rapidly, or we could combine expansion with a gradual rise in admissions." He expressed preference for the third alternative...
Fairbank called for "a real intellectual effort in the United States" to assist in buiding "modern Chinese institutions" in the island. He expressed hope in the gradual development of an electoral process in Taiwan...
...expect a gradual attrition among those who are now on the squad" said Coach Leavitt, "so that by spring there will be only enough men for six light and six heavy crews. Essentially, we now have the men who will supply our varsity material in coming years...
...opinion was an extension of the terse Supreme Court ruling of last month which turned down the plea of the Little Rock school board for a delay of 2½ years in resuming its gradual integration program. At that time, trying to beat the date set for reopening of Little Rock's beleaguered Central High School, the court did not take time to write a full opinion. It more than made up for the deficit last week, with all nine Justices not only concurring but-an unusual move-sharing in the authorship of the 5,000 words read...