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...return, but they wish they would be. "I wish I could talk to one, so there would be one less alive," Julius says. Another refugee says glintingly, "If such a person approached me, he wouldn't survive too long. I have a little energy I would like to expend...
...their hands the old school tie has become a garrote for genteel traditions. Moral and political neutralists, they expend their limited energies avoiding social commitments. As writers, they have taken fhe drawing-room comedy and turned it into kitchen-sink satire. As a new social breed, they have spearheaded the revolt of the Non-U's (for Non-Upper Class), a petty intelligentsia of teachers, technicians, journalists, veterinary surgeons and welfare officers, characterized (in the words of one critic) by "their long-playing records and their ponytail-haired wives." Drab, insular and irritable, the "new men" suggest that...
...Ephraim Littlefield was not unwilling to expend the effort, for he was thorough and persistent, and besides, a little suspicious of the strange things that had been going on all week. His suspicions were further aroused when, that afternoon, Webster offered to buy him a Thanksgiving turkey. "It was the first time that Dr. Webster ever gave me anything," he said, and accepted the turkey with pleasure. Thursday afternoon he started to dig through the wall, with Mrs. Littlefield acting as watch...
...passport, and similar disabilities, the unsoundness of such a policy would be obvious to all. Yet public opinion is apparently willing to tolerate legislation and practices inflicting those consequences upon persons who similarly utilize another portion of the Constitution. This is as irrational as if a university were to expend great effort and sacrifice in establishing a magnificent library; but then were to expel any student who read a book...
...Crimson played near-perfect ball defensively for the first three periods, and dominated offensive play throughout. The line, however, was still unsharp in its play making and too slow to get away many shots. Dartmouth's goalie, highly-rated Randy Malin, was forced to expend an effort only once in the game...