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...ward Jr. At the time that his father became a Morgan partner young Ed was in Pomfret School. From there he went to the University of Virginia whither his brother William had preceded him. To distinguish them Bill was known as "Big Stet," Ed as "Little Stet." The janitor of his house called Ed "Mr. Statistics...
...only a part of the fireplace which is one of the finest, a rare antique, we are told. Three years ago, when the Adams House was launched at a big inaugural affair, at which no undergraduates were present the guests were smoked out by the lusty young chimney. The janitor immediately tackled the problem by raising the logs up nearer the flue, but the smoke would take no encouragement, preferring to hang like a cloud over the Common Room table. He then blocked up the top part of the fireplace, trying to pinch the vapors into submission to Newton...
...University engineer, the Adams House engineer, the janitor, and the plenipotentiary of the Maintenance Department at a consultation around the hearth yesterday, opined that they could blow away the whole trouble, by putting the fan under the fire. Common Room loungers however were skeptical, saying that the smoke would be blown around them stronger and steadier. We suggest a gas-range...
...Elis cheered, and cheered, and late that night sent it back to New Haven under special guard in a special crate. It had been kept in a house in a neighboring village and was returned to Cambridge to the Lampoon building Friday morning. A picture of the Lampoon janitor leaning against the historic fence had been taken and had been used as the cover of the Yale game issue of the Lampoon. The editors of the Record tolerated the prank good-humoredly, but some of the others were not so inclined to view it that way, especially when Harvard...
...concerned. The student must be sure of his plans a day ahead of time; he must, in many instances, seek out that elusive figure, the Senior Tutor, who must, in turn, submit to constant interruption in the name of moral order. This is not necessary. In any case, the Janitor remains the watchdog, and the twenty-four hour rule can have no other justification than Puritanism. The Janitor, moreover, is a handy fellow, easily and always accessible. There seems to be no good objection to a system which would permit students to register for permissions at his office...