Word: fields
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Council also decided to sponsor a poll of the undergraduates today to see how many want an outdoor ice rink on Soldiers Field, and how many would be willing to join an ice skating club to help support it. Robert J. Stern '50 said that an outside group might donate the necessary $2,000 for original construction of the rink during Christmas vacation, and the Athletic Association would maintain the structure...
Official Phrases. Although Wing Commander seemed to understand the ringmaster's verbal commands (for a rack, a walk, a canter), he was getting instructions through his rider's legs and the bits in his mouth. In the trot, Rider Teater deliberately let the field draw ahead of Wing and then clucked to him. The champ, all the prettier to watch for being alone, quickly caught up with the field and passed most of it. After going through all their paces, Wing Commander and two others were selected to remain in the center of the ring. The order...
After the cheers died and Earl Teater rode out to accept the blue ribbon for Dodge Stables, the judges got together to phrase their official comment. One wanted to say simply that Wing Commander was far ahead of the field. Said another judge: "I don't think we want to say that. We don't want to hurt anybody's feelings. Let's just say there's not another stud like him showing today...
...brief visit to the U.S., Britain's Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery (see INTERNATIONAL) got his first whiff of the ubiquitous U.S. columnists. As Montgomery sailed from Manhattan last week, ship newsmen asked him about Columnist Drew Pearson's story on Monty's conferences with U.S. Chief of Staff Omar Bradley and others. Pearson reported that Monty had urged Bradley to rearm Germany. Up went Monty's eyebrows. "What in the world is a columnist?" he asked in bewilderment. "How did he know that? ... I didn't know this chap was in the room...
Twenty-seven states and 24 colleges and universities were represented in the new list of Rhodes Scholars, with the Ivy League colleges dominating the list. There were 32 winners from the field of 412 competitors and 12 of the awards went to members of the Ivy League schools...