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As completely unorthodox as this device may seem, it is not entirely without precedent. There comes to mind the Freshman of a neighboring institution who towards the end of rushing season invited brothers of a prominent fraternity en masse to dinner; and memory still lingers of the Cantabridgian who said...
Marching en masse to Parliament House the wafd deputies and senators found the great iron gates locked. "Unlock them!" commanded the deputies' president, a wafdist. "So sorry!" apologized the chief of the parliamentary police, "but the key is lost!"
The voice of Dr. Pierce was lifted as soon as he heard of the incident. It took the form of a forthright but courteous open letter to Dr. Ainslie. Excerpts: "I cherish such high admiration for you personally and for your noble efforts to promote the spirit of religious unity...
Even with 500 British special constables skulking outside, the 80,000 Nationalists (physically weak and mentally timid though they are) felt safe behind their barricade. They had met with the announced purpose of committing High Treason en masse, assembled as did 65 American colonists in 1776 to defy a British...
Rank still counts: this particular camp, in which only officers are allowed, is ruled by the ranking officer with the severe discipline, the stiff etiquette, of the regular army. To pass the time the prisoners write novels, play soundless music on a plank painted like the keyboard of a piano...