Word: janitors
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...their usefulness in dumps. For a cherished garment or a much-thumbed book, that fate is bitter. Far better to fling both clothes and texts, with a gesture of sublime extravagance, into the eager coffers of the Brooks House Old Clothes Drive which are secreted in the janitor's office and library of each House...
...college, he had to earn some money of his own. He taught in one of Pleasant Township's one-room schools, walked or rode horseback two and a half miles each day from the farm, earned $45 a month plus $5 for doing his own janitor work. When he got to Ohio State University, he saved money by commuting from home-catching the 5 a.m. train to Columbus, the 6 o'clock back at night...
...stage play of the same name, "My Sister Eileen" is a good impression of a hick's impression of New York. There are several other characters scattered throughout the picture: a dashing young executive, a dull young executive, a troup of Latin-American Naval Cadets, and an arty janitor, each in his place and doing wonders with a good story...
...have Peabody turn my room into a cat-house," fumed Rooney as he fled modestly to the Eliot House janitor's office for refuge until his feline ledgers had been dispossessed...
...Majesty. In Boston, Judge Paul Swift of Barnstable asked the State legislature for a raise, explained that he was embarrassed whenever he had to give the courthouse janitor an order, because the janitor earned more than...