Word: often
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...White House did not even need to count its mail to know that the President's save-the-budget TV message was the closest thing to a political flop that Ike has ever had. Most perceptive editorial writers agreed with what he said ("earnest and impressive," said the often-critical Washington Post and Times Herald). But most also thought that he was far too late in saying it. "He should have moved when Secretary Humphrey made his incredible [curl your hair] criticism," said the pro-budget Atlanta Constitution. "Meanwhile, the enemies took possession of the field and established themselves...
...often pleasant, during a session in Widener, to stare at women or books or similar objects placed there for the convenience of the student. One's glance is occasionally interrupted, however, by an ashtray in a line with the object...
...nobody washes the ashtrays in Widener, and as a result one's cigarette is often coated with a resinous black tar. One's hands become gummy and sticky. One is forced to quell an impulse to flick an ash or two on the rubber tile beneath one's feet...
...beyond the dry facts to set down on paper the atmosphere of Harvard ... the Yearbook has presumed for itself a journalistic role rarely associated with college annual, that of interpreter as well as recorder." If the Yearbook had caught some atmosphere and had done some interpreting, The CRIMSON's often sporadic praise might have flowed freely. But once again the purchaser of a Yearbook must settle for "dry facts" and a few technical virtues. So as to be obviously kind and understanding, we will begin with the latter...
...this humor, no matter how accidental, is certainly needed, for the Yearbook otherwise manages only a dull accuracy. No one particularly wants the slapstick which often clutters high school annuals (and indeed appears in a few of 321's captions--e.g. "Radcliffe girl with lab assistant: Using curves of eyebrows to raise the curve"). No one wants clown shots or old-new gimmicks, and we should be grateful that 321 avoids them. But the undergraduate and even Mother, would like a little humor. And 321 provides none, even when it is there to be shaken ripe from the limb...