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Word: caius (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Debater F. E. Jones of Caius College argued against Chicago: "It is governed by two heathen Gods: Mars, the God of Battle; and Bacchus, God of the Bottle." This alliteration was well received. Finally Edgar Wallace argued for Chicago- (it was pleasantly impossible at times to tell who was for what): "The lynch law will eventually wipe out those deplorable men who sit in the seat of government." Having amused themselves thus for a whole evening, members of the Cambridge Union voted 171 to 143 that Chicago must experience the fate of Carthage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Debate | 5/11/1931 | See Source »

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