Word: gowned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Harvard man, and more especially to a Yale man who is conditioned to regard all townspeople as potential sparring partners, the town-gown relations in Princeton seem idyllic. Splotched only by last spring's run on Sugar, the record in Princeton is one of continual bliss...
Under the leadership of Mike Kopliner, 30 years a proctor, these men roam the campus in plain clothing, wary for intruders and ready to quell student disturbances. They are not policemen, but guardians of the peace--both town and gown. Avoiding violence whenever possible, the proctors have the students' respect, and they value it. They rely heavily on an ability to reason with incipient rioters. As Kopliner says," We talk to the students, kid them along, and keep them moving...
Mary Goodneighbor, for instance, suffered the indignity of a police pinch in Boston after a triumphant tour of Baltimore. Shielded from publicity by the nom de plume of Irma The Body and an ostrich plume cunningly wrapped about her as a gown, Miss Goodneighbor plys her trade with many giggles and transports of joy. These the censor would call obscene. Little wonder the textile industry is moving southward...
...roommate; since no one else would move in with Miss Egypt, Miss Egypt finally got a room to herself. At a big luncheon with the press and photographers, 14 of the girls came demurely clad in simple dresses or suits. Miss Egypt came in a low-cut gown which, as she rose to leave after lunch, fell off her shoulders altogether. When the others wore the prescribed one-piece bathing suits, Miss Egypt appeared in a Bikini that must have been assembled under a microscope. "These other girls," she explained to the press, with a slap at her hips, "have...
Star of the Evening. On the night of the big contest in a jampacked, smoke-filled ballroom in the West End, Miss Egypt fainted at a strategic moment in the proceedings. After being revived, she refused to wear an evening gown, appeared instead in a knit skirt and blouse. But though she was the center of attention, she was not the star of the evening. The title of Miss World, and a $1,400 prize, went to Miss France. Miss Egypt finished third, after Miss Greece. "Phooey!" cried Miss Egypt. "The decision is wrong. You should see Miss France...