Word: dicara
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...school elections came, one by one, DiCara kept entering and won most of the time. He was mastering his style of politics. "You couldn't get away from him; he was everywhere," one schoolmate asserted. "You could never walk by him without getting a big rap about how you were and all that bullishit...
...DiCara amassed a number of activities there that made him undisputed Boston champion in the brag list competition. He built up a dependable constituency and attracted other support by appearing at all the football games as head water boy dressed in purple sneakers, socks, pants, sweater, and beret...
During the summers he indulged in one local campaign after another, usually working for losers, but building a knowledge about Boston politics. Even during his hours at summer jobs he breathed politics. "'He used to continually talk about his political ambitions," said James Little '72, a coworker with DiCara at Kelly's Landing soda shoppe one summer. "I remember his having ambitions of being mayor when...
Even those who despised his political nature grudgingly admitted that he was competent. Finally the big day came. The Boston Latin Class of '67 was electing a president, and DiCara won by what was apparently a wide margin...
...office led him into a number of disagreements with the headmaster. "It was a clash of strong personalities," one student explained. DiCara tried to push reforms which traditionalist BLS was not eager to enact...