Word: comstockism
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...first, that source would appear to be the University itself; its professors and libraries, the structure of its courses, should provide incentive enough for any man. Yet it does not. Craig Comstock seems to reflect a widespread attitude when he writes that "at a college so proud of its academic tradition, we hear little talk about courses except, that is, about exams, curves, and grades....Courses, by and large, are pursued in a social vacuum. It means nothing that students gather in a lecture hall, for they could as well stay in their rooms and watch the show on television...
...students received Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships. They are Chesley P. Booth of Eliot House, Craig K. Comstock and Thomas E. Weisskopf of Quincy, Robert P. Fichter and Carl J. Green of Lowell, and Robert S. Leiken of Adams...
Mixed opinion has reigned at Radcliffe. Although one junior expressed a desire to meet Kelley's sons, the general level of enthusiasm has not been as high. In fact, Colossal E. Squid '64, a resident of Comstock Hall, has organized the Radcliffe Association Protesting Eugenics. This group (unabbreviated) will picket any Eugenicists convoking in or about Comstock Hall...
...Although other dorms may have different definitions of improper behavior, Comstock's House Committee will work under the following rules: If you are lying down, there should be no physical contact whatsoever; if you are sitting up, there should be no necking (i.e. you may hold hands...
...document was signed, "Colin"--Colin McR. Squibb '62, President of Comstock...