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Williams has spent the fall alone, kidding the backfields along. This is not to imply that the puckish little man is always a joker. He can be as sarcastic as he is jolly, should the occasion require. He is a tough taskmaster, and any deviations from the perfection he demands...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Pigskin Philosopher | 11/21/1952 | See Source »

For the second time in two weeks, the Radcliffe quadrangle was thrown into darkness by a power failure last night. Greatest confusion was caused at the Briggs Hall Jolly-Up, where close to 200 dancers suddenly found themselves in semi-darkness. The lights were repaired after close to a 15...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lights Fail at Radcliffe Again; Confusion Hits Briggs Jolly-Up Crowd | 10/21/1952 | See Source »

Sociologists say people who live in a close-knit group develop habits and mannerisms a bit strange to the rest of the world. A good example is the unique vocabulary of a Colgate man. So that you may be able to converse intelligently at parties after the game, there follows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Colgate-English Glossary | 10/18/1952 | See Source »

On the ground floor there is a large living room, which can be converted to a concert hall by means of a movable platform. The living room still lacks rugs and draperies, which will be installed before the Friday jolly-up. Next to the living room is a kitchenette, reserved...

Author: By Erik Amfitheatrof, | Title: Holmes: The Pine Wonder | 10/7/1952 | See Source »

As to the devils, they at last went back where they came from, leaving behind a memory on the whole not too unpleasant in the vicinity: for some generations the people of Loudun did a jolly trade with tourists who came to visit the scene of the crime.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Devil with the Women | 10/6/1952 | See Source »

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