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...Crimson's first meet of the spring, Marty Beckwith was second in the high jump with a leap of 5 ft., 9 1/2 in. Saturday, he cleared 6 ft., 4 in. for the second week in a row, to tie for second place--one inch behind John Thomas of B.U.--and clinch a berth on the Harvard-Yale squad that will face Oxford and Cambridge. With all this at stake, Beckwith made 6 ft., 2 in. on his third try, and then soared over 6 ft., 4 in. on his first attempt...
Several workmen labored all afternoon on the roof of Widener Library and bored holes, at carefully measured ten foot intervals, into the ledge around the interior court. In these holes were inserted poles with strings dangling from the end. At the end of each string there is a nine inch gilt owl which sways menacingly in the wind. The pigeons have been fearless, however, and continue to walk and roost on the ledge with no thought of their own safety...
...Twelve. These canvas Lolitas have aroused much arch speculation, which Balthus turns aside by jokingly pointing out that he was born in a leap year, and that "having had only twelve birthdays, I may consider myself only twelve years old." Outwardly, this man of twelve is every inch the worldly aristocrat who can converse brilliantly, if somewhat distractedly, in French, Italian, German and English. He is the most painstaking of artists: he may require as many as 40 sittings for a portrait, turns out only about five new canvases a year...
...Harvard Alumni Bulletin would have had material for a lively series of news stories had there been a reporter present at the diploma riots. The May 6 issue devoted 22 inches to the history of "Latin at Harvard," then used a two-inch caption to mention a "'spontaneously assembled' group" the first night, which "re-formed Thursday night... and rather more Bursar's cards changed hands...
...Jack and I disagree violently on many points," he said, "but we don't disagree one inch on being an American. He's just as loyal as I am." Goldwater also declared that he wouldn't want to ask the President "to apologize to anybody for what...