Word: dunsteritis
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...when he handed in his letter of resignation to the Massachusetts General Court, Henry Dunster's troubles were far from over. It was getting to be winter--a New England winter--and Dunster was about to be evicted from the President's house...
...Henry Dunster was forced to resign as Harvard's president because he thought only adult believers should be baptized. Although he went through much grief because he voiced that conviction, he admirably stood up for the principle of toleration (not to mention the fact that he gave us that house down by the river...
...Court which said in part: "First. The time of the year is unseasonable, being now very near the shortest day, and the depth of winter.... Third. The place from which I go, hath fire, fuel, and all provisions for man and beast, laid in for the winter." Mr. Dunster obviously knew whereof he spoke (and shivered), and the Court luckily granted him a reprieve for the winter from the cold New England wilderness...
...would think that those of us who have a choice in the matter would take heed of Dunster's traumatic experience and flee as far away as possible from this frozen tundra when choosing a college...
...undergraduate winners, all seniors, are Priya R. Aiyar of Lowell House; Ahmad I. Atwan of Kirkland House; David V. Bonfili of Dunster House; Alice I. Chen, a Currier resident; Ramin Toloui of Leverett House; and Mark Wu '95-'96, a Currier affiliate who lives of campus...