Word: deaconness
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...pair of swift double-plays by the Elephants wiped out two budding Deacon rallies, and along with them any hopes for victory. While hitting never rose above the ordinary, good steady patroling in the outfield and dazzling infield performances kept Leverett scoring down, while Eliot overcame a two-run deficit...
...Gospel's have long been dramatized during Holy Week in a somewhat different way by the Catholic Church. One deacon chants the narrative passages, another the words of Christ, another all the other speeches; the choir portrays all crowds and assemblies...
...school, the oldest in Christendom, Saint Thomas Aquinas was once a pupil. In the library, which included unique manuscripts of Tacitus, Apuleius and Varro, such Renaissance scholars as Giovanni Boccaccio browsed and pilfered. Adalhard, Charlemagne's cousin, became a monk at Monte Cassino. So did Paul the Deacon, to whom Charlemagne wrote, in a letter, a phrase which epitomizes the abbey: Est nam certa quies fessis venientibus illuc-"For there is certain rest for the weary who come there...
...interest group-projects. Within a recent week, the Common rooms played host to a forum on the contemporary English novel, another on the United Nations, a recital staged by the House music group, and the weekly play-reading session. Season this melange with the stout ale of the Deacon's traditional Nocturnal Collations (beerfests with a monocle) and spice with the Society for the Preservation of The Species and a savory offering...
...House Basketball race neared the wire, Leverett maintained its slim lead over runner-up Lowell by romping home over the Deacon five last night, 32 to 22. Leading 21 to 4 at the half, Leverett played its second string for most of the game, and coasted to victory. In the evening's opener, Winthrop turned in a surprise win over hot-and-cold Dunster...