Word: harvardman
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...with a quiet hiss. Seniors are asked whether they believe that labor unions have become too strong for the good of the country; the Yearbook expects this question to give an idea of the spectrum of Harvard political views. The Yearbook seems not to be interested in what the Harvardman thinks, but rather in the habits of the animal. He is asked his instincts with regard to war and sex. He is rarely asked his opinions...
...Yankee sign, "No Irish Need Apply," that was so frequent in his youth. Though he had little more than a grammar-school education, self-taught James Curley sprinkled his oratory and conversation with lines from Shakespeare, Cervantes and Voltaire, all seemingly aimed at proving him the peer of any Harvardman...
...schools best suited to them. At the same time, private prep schools are trying to persuade ambitious fathers not to think only in terms of big-name colleges. But, says Headmaster W. Gray Mattern Jr. of Wilbraham (Mass.) Academy, "It's difficult to convince the third generation Harvardman that his obviously unqualified son just won't be admitted. After a while, you get tired of talking and say, 'All right, go ahead and apply,' even though you know it's hopeless...
What John Marquand has done for the ambitious Harvardman in rebellion against his New England background, Boston-born-and-bred Helen Howe* sets out to do for the Harvardman's ambitious wife...
...prefer to find their danger in defending the freedom of the press--by testing the public censors with sensational (i.e., candid) stories and pornographic parodies. The first allegedly indecent story appeared in 1884, but 1894 was the year of the first major crisis, when "Kid," a story about a Harvardman and his mistress appeared...