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Word: janitors (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...invaders took their revenge by binding and gagging J. M. Boyd '35, CRIMSON editor, who was at the time working in the building. In spite of the gallant attempt at rescue made by R. P. Buch '34, and the effective defense afforded by the shovel of Adolph, veteran janitor, who was subsequently imprisoned in the boiler room, the visitors succeeded in driving Buch out of the building and into the inner sanctuary of the Catholic church. They immediately removed Boyd from the premises, and drove away to Wellesley Hills...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Canny Crimson Captive Claimed From Crass Commercialized Comic Cut-ups | 4/27/1933 | See Source »

...reporter wandered over to Harvard's architectural survival to interview the janitor. "Beer mugs? Say there never was to beer in Cambridge!" asserted this official, "No, you see Cambridge has nearly always been dry. For years before Prohibition there were laws forbidding the sale of liquor in Cambridge. Now Somerville was the wet place--you could buy anything there, but it wouldn't have done any good to sell beer around College. A Harvard man satisfied with beer? Say, I've lived here in Cambridge all my life, and I never yet seen the Harvard man that only took...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 300 Thirsty Beer Mugs Evaporate in Cantabrigian Aridity; Sacristan of Mem Hall Recalls Somerville and Brighton Oases | 3/25/1933 | See Source »

...theme song was Liberty and Union, whereas the new institution, it is hoped, has designed its dances to a different tune. In any case, Radkliffe can now tear down those old signs, heretofore so prominent in every room, "If you need a man after ten o'clock, call the janitor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LOVESICK MAIDENS WE | 3/6/1933 | See Source »

...other games. Light refreshments can be prepared . . . if girls bring their own supplies. The enclosed ticket should be presented to the hostess of the evening on entering. A charge of 25c will be made for each evening. . . . This charge is made to cover the cost of open fires, lighting, janitor service, and equipment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RADCLIFFE OPENS TUTORIAL HOUSE FOR USE IN EVENING | 3/6/1933 | See Source »

...bill was introduced in the Hawaiian Senate providing a $350 monthly pension for Duke Kahanamoku, oldtime Olympic swimmer, "for services rendered." Once the superintendent of a Honolulu public building, Kahanamoku was recently demoted to janitor. "That looked like an invitation to get out," said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 27, 1933 | 2/27/1933 | See Source »

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