Word: gatherers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...share of mistakes, added: "He never second-guesses a physical error, just never mentions them. But if you make a mental mistake he'll tell you about it privately, say 'Don't let it happen again ' and dismiss you with a smile. From, what I gather, though, it's best not to let it happen again...
Some were still clad in pajamas, others beat on pans and sang "Harvardiana" as they invaded the Quad and began to gather before Cabot Hall. Greeted only by water poured from Cabot windows, the berserk Yardlings then marched around the Quad ignoring girls eagerly hanging from Moors Hall windows. Some gathered on the terrace of Barnard but closed doors and windows repulsed their attempts to gain access to the Hall...
Part of Mr. Brown's letter follows: "We regret that we cannot supply a report on the play in technical terms, as the game is unfamiliar to us, but we hope that you will be able to gather the important facts from the following...
Asked what makes a good editor, Editor Bruce Ingram of the Illustrated London News once replied: "The chef does not go out with his gun to shoot the pheasant. He does not gather the strawberries and pick the peas. But he knows where the best are to be found and he can combine [them] into a perfect meal. That is the function of the editor...
...type when confronted with applause fumblingly collects his notes, hastens off the podium, and has difficulty opening the door as the clapping of hands resounds in his ears. After the students have filed from the room, he must return to gather up the coat and hat he left behind in his haste...