Word: harvard
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Females can serve a very useful purpose at Christmas time: several Harvard men have admitted that they would never buy pink shirts themselves, but would be overjoyed to get one from the fairer...
Unfortunately some Harvard students are harder to please. Large numbers are hoping for Jeep exhaust pipes, a new carburetor, a metal top, or a radio for their cars. Other much-wanted items, which are more likely to be found, are sweaters, cigarette cases, cufflinks, tie clasps, scarves, socks, good books, and neckties...
...symptom of the University's current public relations consciousness. This sensitivity to public opinion has intensified the Dean's Office concern over organizational bad debts mentioned above, and over the problems created by post-war political tensions, which were considered yesterday. In each case the fact that people blame Harvard rather than the specific undergraduate group involved has led the Dean's Office to try to prevent ahead of time actions which could lead to an unfavorable public reaction...
Though your little brother may settle for an erector set or a Lionel train, you may have a tough time finding a present for your room-mate, father, (or if you're from Radcliffe) your Harvard beau...
Though men like socks, according to an informal poll, Harvard men are wary of hand-knitted argyle socks: they are too flashy, require luxurious care, usually don't fit and are never adequately reinforced. Unfortunately these vital statistics apparently come too late, as another informal poll showed knitting arglye socks and neckties the chief occupation at Radcliffe...