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...though definitely below Sears and Hamm in caliber, hold great promise for next year. Pete Lund has improved greatly since his freshman season and if he can come close to matching this improvement next year he will be a big asset to the team. Henry Cortesi, who reached the peak of his season in the Yale match, should do well next year...

Author: By Frederick W. Byron jr., | Title: Squash Team to Lose Heckscher, Place But Freshmen Hold Promise for Future | 3/21/1957 | See Source »

...effort to capture this quality of inner release in stone permeates Indian sculpture, whether in the trancelike images of Buddha that reached their peak in the 4th-to-5th centuries, or later in the undulating figures that encrust the great Hindu temple buildings of the null centuries. One such temple figure, Worshiping Goddess, although now defaced and devoid of some of its multiple arms and symbols, would still speak to the devout. Her ample breasts and hips hark back to primitive man's fertility figures; her divine power is shown by her effortless grace as she sways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: SCULPTURE OF INDIA | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

...city, and one that is completely self-sufficient. Not very many resorts can offer their guests a hockey rink, a zoo, a polo field, a 27 hole golf course, a bar ensconced in a greenhouse, along with all the other obvious facilities. And above all this towers Pike's Peak, and the Rockies with their magnificent scenery...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Hockey Team Discovers a Lavish 'Pleasure Dome' Out in Colorado | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

Other events sponsored by the Broadmoor include the Broadmoor invitation men's and women's golf and tennis tournaments, the Pike's Peak or bust rodeo, and the Broadmoor ice revue...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Hockey Team Discovers a Lavish 'Pleasure Dome' Out in Colorado | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

After lunch, there are various scenic trips prepared by the management to such places as Pike's Peak, Echo Canyon, the Royal Gorge Bridge, or the Will Rogers Memorial located halfway up Cheyenne Mountain. At night there is hockey. Over the weekend, there are numerous social functions such as teas and dances, which are all staffed by CC girls...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Hockey Team Discovers a Lavish 'Pleasure Dome' Out in Colorado | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

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