Word: engineeer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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One of the most famous of undergraduate poetic flights, "the Rebellisd," in which the Sophomore uprising of 1819 is told with flowing humor, had its inception among members of the Engine Society, and was first read at one of their post-alarm dinners in Boston.
The destruction of Harvard Hall by fire in 1764 called forth the gift of an engine, which was manned by a group of kindred spirits known as the Engine Society. This organization was very select and it was considered a high honor to be numbered in its ranks.
Since there were few alarms in the vicinity, the engine company sought other fields to conquer, and exercised their skill abroad, particularly in Boston. Following their labors on behalf of Boston's citizens, the University firefighters invariably held a dinner or supper in town before returning to Cambridge, by way...
Shortly afterwards, as a result of this flood, the authorities declared the Engine Society disbanded, and Harvard's first and last fire department was a thing of the past.
Near Syracuse, along the tracks of the New York Central, a night flyer sped westward. No whistles blew. No bell sounded. Faster and faster it glided, past green lights at little stations, red lights at crossings; and the clicking of the ties became a dreamy foxtrot drumming in the ears...