Word: bugaboos
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although his players are hampered by the squash coach's traditional bugaboo of inexperience, Barnaby has a large part of his 1946 Varsity back, and feels he has cause for optimism, Captain Adam Foster returns to grace the number one spot, while right behind him are Bill Wightman and George Stevens, playing two and three respectively. Other veterans with a year's Varsity experience behind them are such dependables as Scotty Stewart, Lane McGovern, Milt Heath, and Jim McKittrick, while Foster's brothers Hugh and Henry have both joined him as sure starters. The former was number...
...ever-present bugaboo of registration and big game football standing endless hours in lines--has been attacked this year, in an effort both to shorten the wail and give more efficient service...
...does Sophie worry about that bugaboo of smart shops-selling the same $500 dress to two women and having them both wear it to the same party. She tells her regular customers what their friends have bought. But occasional customers have to take their chances...
...only through acquiescence to untold humiliation and indignities, weak surrender of self-respect, and conventional fear of the old bugaboo, public opinion, that thousands upon thousands of servicemen received "honorable" discharges. In the face of hypocritical military caste, pseudo-respect demanded by threat of court-martial, and obedience to hopelessly incompetent commissioned officers, it is small wonder that men of sterling virtue and wonderful character received "bad conduct" discharges
Timing may be the bugaboo or the salvation for Pete Igo's Deacons for the T is a hard taskmaster, especially for the House squads, whose practice sessions are hampered by labs and afternoon classes. A scrimmage against Leverett last week and one against Adams yesterday found the Kirkland eleven alternately clicking and being smeared...