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...jargon. That fact did not seem to bother the Harvard selection committee that awarded Fuller the 1961-62 Charles Eliot Norton Professorship, a chair once occupied by T.S. Eliot. In trying to convey and assess Bucky, Hugh Kenner, a literary man who has written books on Joyce, Beckett and Pound, solves the Fuller packaging problem brilliantly. Instead of boxes, he spins a sort of geodesic Glad Bag in which Fuller's life, work and Utopian ideals are clearly and excitingly displayed, even as they are kept fresh from the souring realities of the world...
Princeton, which has yet to win the title, has good balance in both the field and the running events. It is stronger in the field, however, where it could take as many as four firsts. In the 35-pound weight throw Greenwood of Princeton is a sure bet, while the shot shapes up as a battle between Jay Hughes of Harvard and the Tiger weight...
...minder Joe Bertagna stopped shots that made the brave men in Section 18 cringe with fear while Pete Proulx got in front of stuff that made the Pi Eta boys pound their seats in rage...
Harvard appears to have an edge in the field events. Jay Hughs is a favorite in the 35-pound weight throw. Vincent Vanderpoole-Wallace is a first place threat in the long jump, and University record-holder Jim Kleiger appears to be a sure bet in the pole vault. Freshman Mel Embree has a shot as first in the high jump. The high jump, triple jump, shot put, and long jump will be particularly crucial events, as Harvard must build a lead going into the running events in order to offset B.C.'s strength on paper in the middle...
...about $2.18. The price of imported wheat has more than doubled in the past year. On top of this, the country's trade deficit is the biggest since World War II. Sterling has dropped a full 10% in value since it started floating last June; the pound is now worth $2.35. The debasing of the currency is a consequence of the drift that has beset the country since World War II, leaving many of its business leaders defensive and many of its class-conscious workers apathetic, bitter and eager for more pay than their production is worth...