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...Midway between the Striving and the Scoffing fall the Skippers. They are impressed by both extremes. Instead of going to 99% or 10% of their classes, they range in between, averaging in the vicinity of 60%. Every time they sleep through a lecture they resolve to become more systematic. But as soon as they get interested in a distracting activity, or idea, or single course, they throw off academic discipline cavalierly, pleased to be free-wheeling. In their secret hearts, they are unconvinced that the system is either all right or all wrong...
...semifinals two weeks ago. Tonight I'm wearing it for the Warriors." For most of the game. Chamberlain might as well not have been on the court. Blood was dripping from a cut on his left hand, and at half time he had scored only twelve points. Midway in the third quarter. Boston had an eleven-point bulge. Then Chamberlain began to hit-a jump shot, a hook, another jump. Point by point, the Warriors whittled away the Celtics' lead...
...also had to duck, just to stay alive. Midway in the last round, Mari-lynn's playing partner, Judy Kimball, missed a 3-ft. putt. Swinging her putter in teeth-grinding disgust, Judy sent it zinging right past Marilynn's ear (see cut). At least she had the sense to hold onto the handle. The penalty for throwing a club is $50, and at ladies' prices, that's no bargain. For winning the Titleholders for the second year in a row, Marilynn Smith collected $ 1,300. Mickey got $1,000, and Judy, who finished fourth...
Four goals behind midway in the second period, Harvard twice fought to within one goal of Princeton. With their attack silenced, the Tigers threw up an aggressive defense that blanked the Crimson for the final nine minutes and preserved a 7-6 victory...
...notable departure from big fair tradition that was planned is the absence of a midway, with its cooch dancers, catchpenny games and garish gadgetry. Instead, there are more religious pavilions than any other U.S. world's fair has ever known. The 1939 fair had only a single Temple of Religion; organized faith has taken better advantage of its rent-free opportunities in 1964 with numerous exhibits and no fewer than eight buildings...