Word: joking
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...purpose of the Orals is good, but as they exist today they are a joke among those who have a little reading knowledge of French or German and a post to those who have none. In my opinion the Orals should either be abolished or made sufficiently difficult so that the original purpose--that of requiring every Harvard man to have a truly adequate reading knowledge of either French or German--is thoroughly carried out. GEORGE R. WALKER...
...clock another opportunity for new writing and drawing candidates to enter the competition. At this meeting, which is especially for those men who were unable to come out at the first call, the conditions of the competition will be explained. Anyone with any talent in either the drawing or joke departments should report. Freshmen particularly are wanted...
Probation now means something; it is a real disgrace under the new system; it is no longer a joke. This is one of the first benefits of the changed regulation...
...Tibbetts. The officer informed me that it was a nightly occurrence! Think of it! I would not have believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes. He said it was the Lampoon Building, and then I understood. A friend of mine who once handed in a joke to the Lampoon says that he has heard that there is hardly a man on the board who has not defiled his lips with liquor. Suppose the Boston papers should hear of this! Harvard's standing in the West and South would be seriously affected. I want to call...
...those who go to see them. "The Ghost of Jerry Bundler", by W. W. Jacobs which has been acted with much success by Cyril Maude, has been characterized as "A play of dark shadows and blue moon light in which the old inn, the old story, the old practical joke and the old tragedy--all combine to make a new and powerful drama...