Word: entertain
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Everything turned out even worse than his expectations. After a respectable performance at dinner his fatigue overcame him, drove him to bed much earlier than he had any right to go. Lady Aggie, whom he was supposed to entertain, yawned when he read her his new play, left the houseparty ostentatiously early. Philomena embarrassed him by promising to leave her husband for him. then made him feel a fool by telling her husband all about it and changing her mind. On the verge of a breakdown Hugo made an unforgivable scene, pulled gossipy Corny Cooke's nose. In despair...
...International Council is a discussion group composed of all interested students in the University, and meets every three weeks to discuss various questions of International relations, The Foreign Student committee, under whose auspices the Council meetings are held, is at work on a system for furthering the entertainment of foreign students in the House by present House residents. In each House a committee of five men is to be named, the five men of this committee to put the residents of the House in touch with any of the nationalities that they might wish to meet of entertain...
...students wishing to entertain ladies in their rooms must receive written permission from the Master or the Senior Tutor; but this rule does not apply in the case of mothers and sisters...
...notice posted yesterday on the bulletin boards of Eliot House states that students may entertain ladies in their rooms with written permission of House authorities, and that this rule does not apply in the case of mothers and sisters. The notice in full reads as follows...
...table check at another House, is feasible. In order to insure that a nonresident diner is not abusing the privileges of inter-House hospitality the count er-signature of his check by another member of the House might well be required. The financial relief for students who frequently entertain friends from other Houses is undeniable and would be welcome. The great freedom of social contact among students would enhance the advantages of the House Plan...