Word: informative
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After that spicey introduction it might be worth while to inform you that this column will once again appear irregularly in the HARVARD SERVICE NEWS. No less a personage than a two-striper begged your columnist to take a few moments off from his studies in order to resume his contributions. The dignitary in question emphasized the importance of keeping a column in the NEWS for any necessary announcements that need wide publicity. He must think somebody reads this tripe. The only announcement for today is that cokes and apples will be served in Morris D-14 tonight...
...World War II. In recent conventions the Legion had sniffed rather haughtily at the youths in the new Army. But the Legion, whose members now have an estimated 600,000 sons in the armed services, has changed its mind. It appropriated $250,000 for "an intelligent, aggressive campaign to inform eligible veterans of the advantages offered by the American Legion," put at the head of the drive James E. Isherwood of Waynesburg, Pa. who is being groomed as next year's National Commander...
...husky man inan apron (Mr. Grant) is always good for a laugh. When he is surrounded by knitting matrons who gravely inform him that purl is spelt pee-yew, the appeal is irresistible...
...writer attempted to locate "Mr. Jackson" or "Mr. Lake"; the attempt was to inform these report-conscious reprobates that there is a war on and that paper should be conserved. There was no "Jackson" nor "Lake"; but it's just as well there wasn't, for we, who believed that so many reports, memorandums et. al. were unnecessary, are wrong. Every one of the reports shown in T.W. has a place in the procedures of the Hood Company...
...interest in PBH will be appointed to the various committees with possible Cabinet positions for some. The ten hours will be filled for the most part with work on Contact, by which Brooks House keeps in touch with all Harvard men now in the service in order to inform them of College news and provide them with the names of Harvard men in their vicinity...