Word: ichabod
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Thomson, a tall and rumpled Ichabod Crane, is ill cast as a lightning rod. A developmental biologist at the University of Wisconsin's primatology center, he traces his passion for science to an inspirational rocket-scientist uncle. Imagine, the uncle once told him about his work for NASA, "they pay me to do this...
...advantageous to the scholar" dominated discussion. But soon, that too lost a following. The next incarnation of the club was a mock trial group. The case of Aeneas v. Dido for breach of promise was a popular one, as the Pudding reveled in such tomfoolery. They also proudly indicted "Ichabod Roarer, an itinerant Methodist preacher, for frightening women and young girls into fits." During this time, the club expanded so much that the College gave the organization a room in Holworthy Hall to serve as a library. Even with this success, change was still in the air, and the club...