Word: harvardians
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...course, they're used to that kind of prejudice, which is as old as the beginning of the college. First there was Harvardian scorn of the facultyless, unendowed school, but the idea that has stuck longest is the continual refusal of Harvard students to admit that a Radcliffe girl is really feminine. The idea seems mainly to rise from the fact that the girls sometimes wear glasses, often wear saddle shoes, and are usually in earnest. Perhaps Radcliffe has more than its share of seriously interested students; it was founded for the sole purpose of giving women a Harvard education...
...matter how much warned, practically every denizen of the Yard hovels has investigated Radcliffe before branching out to Wellesley, Smith, and finally to Vassar. Recent developments however, have made it a doubtful proposition whether the heaven that has been Pough-keepsie will still he within range of the Harvardian. Even the 14 miles to Wellesley begins to look like a long trip. Radcliffe, it is certain, will come to play a larger part in the life of Harvard as time goes...
While as a group the Minnesota delegation tops all, there is one Wisconsin Harvardian of my acquaintance who sets the individual record. This sterling product of the great butter-and-egg state condescends to go to the Soldiers Field games, but he never neglects to take along his own private portable radio, which he tunes in on the Badgers, only looking up every now and again just to see what his Second Love is doing down on the field below...
...most outstanding match of the afternoon was the number one affair in which Harvardian Jim Jenkins defeated bespectacled John Benn handily 6-2, 6-1. Jenkins played practically errorless ball to conquer his highly touted opponent who is ranked second in New, England intercollegiate competition...
...highest scorer is Sid Levinson, who has 90 points in ten games to date. Following him in Charlie Viguers with 72. Only one point behind Levinson in eighth place is Harvardian Joe Romano with 89 points in the same number of games. Ed Buckley, in tenth place in the league standings with 86 points, combines with Romano in being the only Crimson players to reach the first ten this year...