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...irregularities in the ordinarily staid Freshman Jubilee elections have resulted in a committee of 13 members instead of the customary ten. A tie forced the election of 11 candidates; and despite a relatively light write-in vote, Lamont Dupont and Oliver A. Yabook were appointed ex-officio members...
...Lamont Dupont, the original and most lavish hoax, combines heady extravagance with a condescending democracy toward classmates. He "enjoys the sport of kings--falconry"; he has been seen, according to posters, at the Abyssinian royal ball, the Jamaican government congress, and other aristocratic functions. Voting against him is futile since "he owns us all anyway," but freshmen should give him their ballots since "he has condescended...
...spectacular finish to their campaign, Dupont supporters borrowed a Cadillac limousine from the grandmother of one of their number, prevailed upon a Yale freshman to impersonate their candidate, and appropriated Widener's steps for a formal ribon cutting ceremony and rally Tuesday...
...supper, "Oliver" was frisked away to await the Yabook rally. At 7:15, a rented moving van stopped on Quincy Street and, flanked by two kilted swordsmen and a seven-piece band, "Yabook" strode to the steps of the Varsity Club. There, as the rally proceeded in darkness, Dupont agitators in the crowd led rival cheers and threw the evening's dessert--apples and oranges--at Yabook to curb the "crude activities" of their opponent...
...hoax-candidate leaders persuade the Union Committee to publish the results of this unofficial race, no write-in ballots will be counted. We believe that the votes should be accredited, however, since we think Oliver A. Yabook would prove an exemplary Jubilee Chairman. And, in the event that Lamont Dupont should lose, we are hoping that he will condescend to run for the HYRC presidency...