Word: around
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...that so much attention has been given to the brown-tailed moth, the elm-tree panther (or whatever it is,) and other pests in the Yard, why not rid it of that human pest called the insurance drummer? He stands around, enters Sever, and our very class-rooms in his impudence, he pounces on instructors and students, dreaded by all, a babbling symbol of the imminence of death. Can we not even in the privacy of our work-rooms eschew the cringing advances of this infernal nuisance? Is it not within the authority of our excellent "Yard Cops" to expel...
...Haven this evening. Of the twelve men on the University team, only four will enter. Captain M. F. Gates '15 will compete in the parallel bars and horizontal bar, and Coach Wolf expects him to secure either a first or second place in both. Gates has done remarkable all-around work throughout the season, especially in the two above events, consistently winning first place in all the meets. W. Campbell '16 is also entered in the parallel bars and should certainly win a place. He has done excellent work this season and has shown more improvement than any other member...
Moreover, men are only taken onto the Faculty of the University when they are too old to have that progressive spirit which is the foundation of healthy radicalism. This means that the institution becomes over-conservative," a deadweight .... around the necks of the American people." The student life also tends towards this ultra stand-patism. The sons of rich and influential families are too important in proportion to their innate worth...
...thirty-odd Seniors should bear in mind that to be left out of the Album is certainly no small disgrace; and they will be left out unless they hand in their "lives," and make an appointment to have their pictures taken by tonight. Last year many men came around after the closing date, and begged to be allowed to hand in their pictures and "lives,"--but all talk was futile, for they were left out of the 1913 Senior Album. Delinquent Seniors bear this in mind...
When asked about further plans of work in the Yard, Inspector Burke stated that several other dead trees would be removed in a short time, including several east of University Hall and around the Widener Library. Red oaks will be substituted for them...