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...Johnston Gate...
...Finished in 1890, this gate embraces pretension. Unabashedly striving for mature grace, its bricks are handmade and wood-burned to evoke the history and charm of older buildings. Plaques on either side testify to the ancient roots of the College, further distinguishing this gate. Go home Tigers; with Harvard's 98 percent graduation rate, our students can pass through undaunted whenever they like...
...handshake. No need to wait for baggage claim, I told him, I've got all I need right here on my back. I wedged my pack into the miniature trunk of his MR-2, and we began to roll. "Seventy-five cents" announced the lot attendant at the exit gate. Uncle Phil, handing over a five spot, smiled and said, "I think I can handle the stress." Of course he could, it's California...
Many people claim that acceptance is enough, that Radcliffe's achievement of getting its students full status as Harvard undergraduates in 1977 ended the necessity of the institution. I don't deny the assertion that for a long time just getting the women through the gate was the main goal. I have spoken to many alumnae and read a number of documents which agree with this statement. However, like any equal rights movement in history, Radcliffe's movement to educate women has had to raise its expectations as times changed and as its movement gained more success...
Here is an item from Peterman's "Owner's Manual" No. 72, Fall '98: "Sir Rupert met him just beyond the gate of Penworth House. At first he thought he recognized the man. An old mate from Rugby ...No, that would have been foolish. MI5 wouldn't have chanced it. Not like this anyway. Still, the man had the right look about him. The windowpane blazer. Nicely non-bureaucratic." Windowpane Blazer. $225. Too much Bond, I think--a little over the top. So is this, from the same catalog: "Fabiana whistled for the stable boy. He came. She whipped...