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Word: abouts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard men he characterized as 'less glowing and gregarious' than Yale men. Commenting on a certain student from a standard Boston family, he said, 'He appears to be the possessor of but two adjectives, "bully" and "rotten."' When I asked him about X's Class Day oration, he answered, 'Robust...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Briggs, Disciple of Eliot, Writes on "Greatest Man He Ever Knew" in Article Rich With Anecdotes | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

I think we might issue another diploma to E. Blake Barton on the ground you mention--our own rats. I think there must have been an unexpected irruption of rats in Wadsworth House, for I never heard of any there before. I will write to the Bursar about them by...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Briggs, Disciple of Eliot, Writes on "Greatest Man He Ever Knew" in Article Rich With Anecdotes | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

I have changed my mind about Barton's diploma. Mr. Cutler (the head janitor) reports that a person who has used Barton's room in Wadsworth House during vacation left crackers and cheese in the room. It is probably A. Z. Reed. This food attracted the rats and mice. No...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Briggs, Disciple of Eliot, Writes on "Greatest Man He Ever Knew" in Article Rich With Anecdotes | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

In spite of the acknowledged improvement of the course it is still one which the sub-freshman will do well to take steps to avoid. His chances of getting one of the really good section men are not great, and it would be well if the whisper still flew about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DANGEROUS SHOALS | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

The other games offer little or no trouble to my intellect, and I have not scruples about revealing the truth; Army 20 Yale 6 Navy 7 Princeton 0 Georgia 19 Florida 3 Illinois 13 Michigan 0 Holy Cross 7 Marquette 0 St. Olaf's 13 Concordia 2

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JOE JUNIOR RESENTS HUEY'S INVASION OF FATHER'S FIELD | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

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