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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Beer stated that Republican gains are not enough to change any existing policies except those passed by a small vote in the last Congress, such as the Point Four program...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beer, Bundy Agree That GOP Gain Will Not Alter Our Foreign Policy | 11/17/1950 | See Source »

Rugby in America is much like English rugby, except for the informal, casual respect of the American college players. The object of the game is to score a goal," which consists of a "try"--like a touchdown in football--and a conversion after it. The try counts three points, and there conversion...

Author: By James M. Storey, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 11/17/1950 | See Source »

Play is continuous except for penalties, and there are no time-outs or substitutes. The ball is put in play by throwing it into the "scrum"--the eight forwards of each team who lock arms, put their heads together, and attempt to get and stop the ball from each other. The "hooker"--middle man in the front row of three--heels it back through the ranks until it is taken by the "scrum half" who hands behind the scrum. He throws it out laterally to the fly half, who tosses it center three-quarters, and they to the wings...

Author: By James M. Storey, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 11/17/1950 | See Source »

...school stationery is common for all purposes and no one, hitherto, has ever supposed that the writer was expressing anything other then his own views--except, perhaps, "liberale" Ike Mr. Chastain of the Liberal Union, who see a plot against "liberalism" behind every bush. I daresay that not a single recipient of Professor Amory's letters thought they represented anything except a colleague's suggestions; if this is doubted, let the CRIMSON ask them and find out. Otherwise, let's give our professors the courtesy of at least believing them to be honest men--even when we don't agree...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: On Amory's Stationery... | 11/17/1950 | See Source »

...thoroughly holy, simple old man. No one has a word against him except that, frankly, between cursive, he is something of a bore. P.m. all for holiness, of course. Everyone le now, But, after all, one le human...

Author: By John R. W. small, | Title: Satire Gone to Seed | 11/16/1950 | See Source »

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