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Actually, it probably is about time for University Hall to put a permanent filter on the Smoker. What with female entertainers who cringe rather than entice, with firecrackers that go off in all the wrong places, and with Al Capp fighting a valiant annual battle against increasingly overwhelming odds, perhaps the thing really was getting to be "a menace to the well-being of Harvard...
After noting the historical fact that Kelly had caused a slight furor on his last appearance here in 1952, Capp settled down to the business at hand. "We all know what we're here for," he said. "We're here to raise money to louse up those happy natives in Delhi...
When they ran out of things to say, the two speakers opened the floor for questions. "I would like to ask Mr. Capp," a student said, "what he regards as the proper role of humor in Cambridge city government." Mr. Capp said that he hoped to remain in Cambridge for a while, but that he thought humor certainly should continue to play a large part in the city government...
Then a small, sincere bird-keeper asked, "Mr. Capp, do you think a bird could win the presidential election--say a stork-like bird...
...wish I could say I don't know what you're talking about," Capp replied, "but I'm afraid I do. I don't think we could run him for president, but I'm sure we could run another bird for vice-president...