Word: drinking
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Nowhere Else to Drink...
...charge of the Yale press that their fraternities rest on liquid foundations and by the sinister descriptions of their alumni, it is still necessary to ask why the institutions exist. The answer seems to be that in their college system there is nowhere else for the Yalies to drink and be social. As one New Haven collegian is quoted in his press as saying, "I joined a fraternity because I couldn't fit a bar in my room." Other reasons seem to be prestige, ambition and the desire subsequently join to a secret society...
...think I'm not old enough to drink bourbon," said Sebbie...
...date section and, as he looked at the monotonous lines of smiling faces he moodily reflected on the custom of bringing girls to football games. He was not alone in these reflections, however, for when Sebbie returned, his upper lip painted in the moustache left by an orange drink, some of the girlish smiles above him turned to frowns and giggles. There dawned the uneasy suspicion in Vag that he was being marked as a pervert...
...equipment, American also built up a reputation for service, based on C.R.'s deep belief that passengers must be handled with care. One Smith innovation: "Admirals' Clubs" at major airports to give 30,000 steady American customers (who joined by invitation) the chance to relax or drink while waiting for flights...