Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bobble anywhere could jam the whole program, it was that tight. Traffic men in Chicago, where more than half the issue was printed, sweated out a week of fog, but the weather cleared in time for the airlift. Deliveries went off on stepped-up schedule in all states except North and South Carolina. Copies destined for those states were held up when an Eastern Airlines plane ran into a flight of ducks, damaged its tail and had to return to Chicago...
...loudest cries raised by some anguished students concerns the liquor ban of last spring. The official letter announcing the ban read as follows: "Because of excess and boisterousness during Spring weekend, the serving of alcoholic beverages at social functions is prohibited for the remainder of the academic year, except for approved senior activities during commencement week...
...varsity hockey team, which started its season officially at Watson Rink this afternoon in practice, has perhaps the brightest outlook of all the major teams except for squash. The sextet won its third consecutive Ivy League championship hands down last year and should be able to at least equal that feat again this year. Most of the 1956 forward lines are returning this season, along with several members of an outstanding freshman team. And for the second straight year its captain, James Bailey, is the goalie. The hockey team is definitely the outfit to watch this year...
...Radcliffe room is not a suite with living room, bedroom, and private bath. Instead, it is in most cases a small single or double room designed for both sleeping and studying. Consequently, a Radcliffe girl who desires seclusion must put a sign on her door saying "Do not distrub (except for telephone calls)" or "Dead...
...result necessitates an elaborate system of quiet hours and proctoring. Theoretically, during quiet hours (which comprise practically the whole of every weekday except for short periods around lunch and dinner time), talking in the halls is forbidden and musical instruments cannot be played. The enforcement of these rules, however, varies with the dorms and proctors. Oftern the noise level forces the diligent worker to take refuge in the basement study room...