Word: humorous
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Among those who ruled the destinies of this institution in those days was a Mr. Puffer. The Seniors in Hollis discovered that upon sufficient stimulus Mr. Puffer would become delightfully apoplectic. A common practice developed which reveals not only the wonderful personality of Mr. Puffer but the sense of humor which lived in a Harvard of long...
Three men with excellent senses of humor have been appointed to fill posts for the Alumni Association during the Tercentenary Year, Judge Hand, former President Lowell, and Charles Francis Adams '88. If the anniversary is to testify honesty to Harvard's heritage and not to resemble a Paramount stage show, this is a particularly important qualification. Too many people of late have been lowering their voices when discussing "our great event...
These men represent what next September should represent. In addition, they have a sense of humor sufficiently robust that the impressive ogre of the three centuries of Harvard traditions will not distract their attention from what the great event really means...
...mothers kept their children indoors. Finally, a cleaning man swept up the loose leaves that had blown into the reptile house, picked up an armful with Bandy-Bandy asleep in their midst. Meanwhile ebullient ex-Curator Wiley advised Chicagoans who want to bathe rattlesnakes, "Get them in a good humor first and then bathe in lukewarm water. They like to be dried with a soft towel. Be very gentle...
...proof that the ancient Chinese were by no means lacking in a sense of humor is a series of caricatures portraying the various types of poets. Notwithstanding the detail of slanted eyes, many of our contemporary types from long-haired Bohemians to gray-bearded George Bernard Shaws may be recognized with the help of an active imagination...