Word: papered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This true story starts in 1927 when Harry Frommermann, an out of work actor, gets the idea to form a multi-part harmony group, and places an ad in the paper. After a few initial flops, the six-man Comedian Harmonists update their repertoire, adding jazzy syncopation and some naughty lyrics. Their innovations are hilariously documented in one great scene, where they do an improv imitation of a purely instrumental jazz band. They are soon discovered, and become, in effect, The Beatles of Berlin...
...year she has been at Harvard that they have not sent out the certificate, claims the "emblematic congratulatory sign" was not eliminated this year for any particular reason. "We change things all of the time. It competes for space in that envelope, and it is a heavy piece of paper." So instead of reordering the certificates, like they usually do every three years, the admissions office decided to save their money. Lewis also admits that the office has received some flack for the items in the past. "A lot op people have said, "This is tacky. You don't need...
...react badly to his decorating technique. "I think one person [commented]. He said, 'Oh. You framed it.'" This year, the sophomore left the document at home, "in a folder with other certificates from high school." Darling laments the admissions office's decision to omit the piece of paper from this year's packets. "I'm surprised to see Harvard leave behind one of its traditions," he mourns...
...year she has been at Harvard that they have not sent out the certificate, claims the "emblematic congratulatory sign" was not eliminated this year for any particular reason. "We change things all of the time. It competes for space in that envelope, and it is a heavy piece of paper." So instead of reordering the certificates, like they usually do every three years, the admissions office decided to save their money. Lewis also admits that the office has received some flack for the items in the past. "A lot of people have said, 'This is tacky. You don't need...
...arrival l quickly shooed my dad away, determined to have a stab at college self-sufficiency. After calmly navigating the mess of paperwork, "warm fuzzies" and eager parents at the admissions office, l gratefully received my room assignment. At the time, the word "Currier" was just a name on paper--it did not signify "the Quad." My host had left me a message: l could drop off my things in her room but she wouldn't be there. Several inquiries and two wrong-turns later l found myself at the entrance to Currier. My relief was short-lived; l still...