Word: alma
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Because of Princeton's recent transition to a coeducational institution, jealous older alumni have been disappointed in the breakdown of their alma mater's traditions...
...interim, Brown has returned to football, as offensive coordinator of the Norwood High (his alma mater) freshman team. Harvard's career passing leader enthuses over his fall assignment, especially his additional duties as a substitute teacher. "They are two things--coaching and teaching--that are very close and an opportunity that I'd like to try again later." And what of the traditional tormenting of substitute teachers? "I coach a lot of the kids I teach, so they haven't given me any trouble...
While this man's alma mater was taking a 41-14 thrashing, he was smiling--most of the time--and paying especially close attention to Cornell's No. 32, the fullback. But for Dick Clasby, Sr., the nine-letter Harvard Hall of Famer and varsity legend, watching his second oldest son, Dick Jr., and the rest of the Big Red machine demolish Harvard...
...detect an underlying annoyance, you are correct. Did you have to add that outrageous and ridiculous prediction that Brown would lose to Yale? Have you forgotten already that Brown is my Alma Mater...
...Minutemen had 30 returning lettermen (though many did not start in 1978). They had size and an experienced quarterback. They had a talented fullback in Cliff Pedrow, a former star Tiger fullback for my alma mater, White Plains High School. But Harvard had kept Pedrow to virtually nothing last year, and he was coming off a 100-yd.-plus multiple-touchdown day against Maine. Still, UMass was certain to be competent--in fact, they almost certainly would be a tough opponent...