Word: letterings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...recruiters and Marine lawyers from across the country testified that recruiters have gone to such lengths as enlisting a violence-prone youth out of a juvenile home and even signing up a fictitious candidate. To qualify a youth with a long police record, a recruiter would drop the first letter of the candidate's name so that the police check would turn up no trace of his crimes. Schreiber told recruiters to ask Marine hopefuls leading questions like, "You haven't smoked marijuana, have you?" Answers, of course, were negative. Some recruiters coach candidates in advance to ensure...
...sure you know, this is the first time I've written you a letter in four years, but I've been busy and all, and besides, this is the first time I've been depressed in my college career...
...mean, it was bad enough when Pat's Towing Service sent me a letter Wednesday with a Pat's credit card application enclosed. But the thing that's really got me depressed is the football team...
Torrens reported to Bok in his letter that alumni were upset at the "chiding, chastising, and frankly belittling manner with which you approached that faculty." Torrens wrote that the Alumni Council will not support fundraising for the school until "the dignity and respect" of the faculty is restored...
...said he is not yet sure how much the letter means to him, as he has received "many other letters in support of the dean," including one from Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.). Bok has not planned any action over this most recent flare of controversy until he speaks to Hiatt and Torrens...