Word: copey
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...legend worthy of the name there must be a castle. Copey's castle was a suite of rooms in Hollis Hall. From the time he was given the rooms until 1932, when doctor's orders forced him to move, Hollis 15 was the most famous address in the College. Once a week, Copey would read aloud to anyone who cared to climb the four flights of stairs, knock on the door, and wait for command "Come in. Come in." from the imperiously courteous dweller...
...room was large with wide windows "built for looking out to sea." Its walls were covered with books and a slow coal fire burned in the grate. Two oil lamps and a green-studded gas light gave all the illumination for the room. To the end, Copey refused electricity--no light bulbs, no telephone. Smoke black from the lamps discolored the ceiling and, it was claimed by those who knew, an old-fashioned tub lay under Copey's bed. His abode was a landmark even from the outside; a yellow sponge dangled from his window by a string, the butt...
...funny porous thing Hanging by a bit of string Ever there from fall to spring Decorating Hollis Hall. Copey, Copey, don't you remember Where you left it last December Or have you become a member Of the never wash...
Visiting hours were regulated with the finality of a drawbridge. A freshman who unwittingly bothered Copey in the afternoon was told to come back at "9:15 punct." His weekly evening readings, however, required a more delicate sense of propriety. Copey never told anyone to leave directly; there was an unspoken understanding that visitors were not welcome after eleven. "Nobody comes much after ten and nobody stays much after eleven," said Copey...
...When Copey moved from Hollis, the press treated the event with as much sorrow as if he had died. The "light in Hollis" has been put out, they said. There had to be assurances form Professor Copeland himself that he had not wanted to move. "I had expected to stay long enough to come out feet first" said Copey, and the sanctity of Hollis 15 remained intact. Possessing the mystery which makes biography difficult, Copey made himself attractive, inspiring, and great...