Word: deaf
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...makes a plea for better supervision of school athletes. He urges that school boys take athletics less seriously and participate i them less strenuously. Dr. Morse, although his conclusions about the harmful effects of athletic specialization are undoubtedly logical, will probably find that his words fall on deaf ears as long as a man of mediocre mentality and limited social graces can gain popularity and preferment in the University by virtue of a reputation for athletic ability gained in a preparatory school. He criticizes preparatory schools for angling for good athletes, (or trying to develop them at the expense...
...colored man named John Langley who pretended to be deaf and dumb was arrested Monday at 11.30 o'clock coming out of Matthews Hall, by Officer Tom Tevlin and Chief Conolly, both members of the Harvard police force. He showed a letter purporting to come from one John Brown, which stated that he was deaf and dumb and in great need of assistance. Using this letter, he had been begging among the students...