Word: developing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Every time a squash player graduates from Harvard, Barnaby faces just that situation. He has to develop a replacement from among players who never saw a squash racquet before coming to Harvard, or prep school graduates whose experience is at best limited...
...Barnaby is starting with a sound team, one that figures to improve greatly as the season goes on. It has a strong top five of experienced players, and a lower half of players Barnaby expects to develop quickly...
Equipment for mass sports can be mass-produced, and American production techniques have finally caught up with the demand. The best recreational ski equipment--from poles to parkas--is now American made. No longer must the fashion-conscious snow bunny pay $75 for stretch pants that won't develop baggy knees after one day's wear. American metal skis that will last for years now cost little more and will last for years now cost little more and will perform much better than Austrian woods which are liable to break or warp. In short, the initial investment in ski equipment...
...invested $25,000 into converting it to a dormitory-style lodge with private rooms. They raised the capital through savings, friends, banks and notes from local businessmen. As late as Nov.30, they were still spending every free hour they had to tend to the many frustrating details that develop when a "crash" bulling project is undertaken...
Doty said last night that the votes on the six questions would be only straw votes, or expressions of Faculty opinion, and that he planned to reintroduce his motion to accept the Committee report. "If certain points of view develop strongly, the report will either have to be amended or voted down," Doty said...