Word: lampooners
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Gundlach, after Mr. Little was through, introduced that great Lampooner, Vinny Palmer, who proceeded to give the Ivy Oration, mainly a history of the escapades of the afore-mentioned Lampoon. This was relieved by the action of an effective alarm clock and a bunch of sputtering firecrackers. F. Donovan Bisby, alias fictitious Lampoon character, came in for a good many tributes and was listed as being the blackest member of the Class...
Palmer also alluded to the great Lampoon fake, when they announced that one, Clarke had been named President of Harvard. He then went on to say that President Conant had in fact been an imposter since that time; now, however, the Senior Class wished to fully instal him in office. At the end of his speech he pointed out that the future of Harvard depended on the activities of Mr. Apted, head of the Yard police. Because of the importance of this office, he raised Mr. Apted to the station of Major-General, and at the close of his speech...
President Conant has evidently had some trouble with his Lampoon subscription for his office mailed the following complaint to the Lampoon Circulation Manager a week ago today...
...Conant has asked me to thank you for your interest in his subscription to the Lampoon. I think he really enjoys not receiving the copies regularly since that gives him more time to "get" the members about when he sees them...
...When I was Circulation Manager of the Lampoon I counted the subscriber a very lucky one who received half of his issues. Very Sincerely Yours, Harper Woodward '31, Secretary to the President...