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CHRISTOPHER HOLLIS (Tory M.P. for Devizes 1945-55) Punch London
It was not for nutritional reasons that the new tray was put in, nor was it for reasons of health that the floors in Hollis were polished. The distinguished visitors only rarely got a picture of the seamy side of college life, but they did get a fine cross-section...
They saw specially cleaned rooms in Matthews South, Hollis South, and Holworthy West, three of the oldest dorms in the Yard. Each time they had to brush past a plainclothes guard and were restricted to the chosen rooms. Once, an intrepid member slipped upstairs to spy on a "regular room...
According to a contemporary account, "Then arose Asa the scribe, and went unto Belcher, the ruler, and said behold our Butter stinketh, and we cannot eat thereof; now give us, we pray thee, Butter that stinketh not..." However phrased in fact, this request was turned down. A strike followed and...
Wilder, the new Hollis Professor, is not only a Biblical scholar, but also an authority on modern poetry. He has been on the Divinity School faculty since 1954.