Word: perkinses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The keeper nodded. Photographer Darby finally wrapped two lengths of Henry's chain around his neck and escaped, somewhat shaken. By & large, our correspondents had a quieter time of it. Some went alone to browse and gape; others took the opportunity to give their youngsters an outing. One, who...
Pechet's statement came in answer to the request last week of almost half of Lowell's 300 diners that the no-coat-removal be repealed. He quoted House-master Elliott Perkins '23, who specified that the dining hall was a place for gentlemen to gather.
In his day, Perkins has done many an odd chore. He has cleaned out elephant skulls and put them on exhibition, and removed the scent glands from skunks. In April, along with two Chicago newsmen, he hunted eels by flashlight in the open sewers of a southern Louisiana town. His...
Prohibitive Prices. Now that animals are being delivered to the U.S. from abroad in quantity, Perkins is anxious to enlarge his entire collection, which, like most others, lost some specimens during the war. But animal prices are sky-high (nearly double prewar), and Perkins has little money for purchases. Last...
Perkins is full of ideas to make zoogoing even more fun and more instructive. One small dream involves a sort of slot machine, called the "Chimpomat," which would demonstrate the learning capacity of chimps by automatically rewarding them for tricks well done. Another idea is for a great new reptile...