Word: busful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...card holders alike were forced to take a trolley, pack into a bus, bum rides or walk...
There were also some war casualties: New England's famed Berkshire Festival abandoned because of gas rationing, rubber shortage); summer opera at Colorado's ghost town, Central City (abandoned Because of tire and bus shortages); the Portland (Ore.) Midsummer Night concerts (Army regulations restrict the size of audiences...
...former years the Summer School sponsored weekly bus trips and drives to historic spots in the greater Boston area, but the gas and rubber rationing have curtailed this once pleasant pastime for newcomers to Cambridge, and College officials have delegated the Outing Club to entertain the outdoor element this summer...
...group will meet on the Widener steps at nine o'clock. Participants are advised to come prepared to walk, "because our bus stops three miles from the pond." Any members, of the Summer School who are anxious to join the outing must put their names on the Sign-Up sheet in Wadsworth House before next Thursday at five o'clock. Late enrollees should bring their own lunch or take a chance on the concessionnaire at the pond. The Outing Club will provide food at cost for those who sign up on time...
...explained that the whole trip would be extremely informal, and that after lunch the group will split up into the "swimmers, hikers, and just hang-arounders." A number of hikes of varying length and difficulty will be organized, each led by an Active member of the Club. The last bus leaves the pond at eight o'clock, although it will be possible for those who wish to to leave earlier...