Word: drakes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...every form of literary composition except the one in which he excelled. It was the tragedy of this neurotic genius's life that even the women he loved would not have him. He was the original "ugly duckling," and he never evolved into anything better than an ugly drake. After following Jenny Lind, famed "Swedish Night-ingale," over half the world, he died in discontented bachelorhood...
George Slaff '26, who was to speak for the negative, and A. P. Donovan ocC., of the affirmative team have exchanged places to accomodate their personal beliefs, it was announced today. The remaining debaters will be M. M. Drake '27, and A. G. Cooke '26, for the affirmative, and J. R. Creel '27 and Joseph Skinner '26, for the negative. The discussion tonight will be open to speeches from the floor following the formal arguments...
...Debating Union discussion "Resolved, That this house regards prohibition as a practical joke," to be held in the Faculty Room of the Union at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening, were announced last night. The affirmative of the question will be upheld by A. P. Donovan ocC., M. M. Drake '27, and A. G. Cooke '26; the negative by J. R. Creel '27, George Slaff '26, and Joseph Skinner '26. All of these men have had wide experience in public speaking...
...LUCY DRAKE MITCHELL...
After three scoreless periods, Spears of Drake crossed the goalline of a somewhat bleeding Kansas; Sutherland added the point. Score: Drake 7, Kansas...