Word: booked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first story comes from the syndicated news letter of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association. This sharpeyed organization has seized upon the figures which were printed in so many papers last year, estimating Harvard's drink bill at more than her book bill, and has drawn the obvious and mistaken conclusion that Harvard fails to realize the "retarding and deteriorating effect of alcohol." The estimate really allows each student about five cents a day for alcoholic beverages. But the point that the story best illustrates is the staying quality of a good college news item. It has already been with...
With excellent prospects for good ice it is unfortunate that the number of scrub hockey teams is comparatively few. If the weather remains cold the entry-book at Leavitt's will close this evening. A few more teams would greatly help toward a successful season and men who wish to play should hasten to find associates in signing the entry-book...
...Opera Association extends its privileges of reduced prices for tickets at the Boston Opera House to the University at large during the Christmas recess. Beginning today, tickets for next week will go on sale at Amee's book store. This sale begins at 8 o'clock in the morning and non-members may not purchase tickets until after 12 o'clock noon. Seats for the performances of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week will be sold on Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday respectively. No one may purchase tickets for more than five performances. The regular reductions will be in force...
...Seldes believes, nor is he much enlightened by such a paradox as this: "They offer vividness, interest, lightness of touch, superficial interest; What perverse tenth muse broods over them, then, that they result only in stupidity, dullness, vanity, and vexation of spirit?" Can a vivid and interesting book be at the same time stupid and dull? Yet the article shows the author an acute observer of literary matters, with a pronounced taste of his own. His chief fault is an excessive eagerness to appear grown up and sophisticated. He is grown-up enough to afford to be simple...
...University Catalogue will be issued today and will be put on sale at all the bookstores in the Square. The book is the most complete compendium of all information concerning the departments, rules, regulations, scholarships, etc., of the University that is issued. The price is 50 cents...