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Dates: during 1927-1927
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Until "Denny" publishes the name of his Alma Mater, De Pinna stands approved. The above institutions are the leading "prep" schools of America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 17, 1927 | 10/17/1927 | See Source »

More business to De Pinna, and I trust the loss of "Denny's" trade will not force De Pinna to the wall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 17, 1927 | 10/17/1927 | See Source »

...very good school; the fellows think it is the best school in America. I think it is, too, and that's why I am writing you about this. TIME examines everything. Did you see an advertisement in the New York Times last week from a clothing store, De Pinna's? De Pinna's published a big advertisement calling themselves "Outfitters to 'Prep' School Students. . . ." Then they say "The leading 'prep' schools of the East have established standards of dress," and a lot more guff. Around the advertisement they put the school seals of Andover, Mercersburg, Pomfret, Choate, Groton, Lawrenceville, Exeter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: De Pinna Flayed | 9/26/1927 | See Source »

...Doubtless the fellows would "kid" him. Perhaps Denny's protest echoes the thoughts of thousands of boys who go to the $1,000 schools. Each one thinks his is the best school in America, and each one has football scores. Among the many leading eastern schools omitted by De Pinna are: St. Mark's, Kent, St. George's, Tome, St. Paul's (Garden City), Hackley, Canterbury, Salisbury, Rumsey Hall, Peddie, Pawling, Fay, Kiskiminetas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: De Pinna Flayed | 9/26/1927 | See Source »

...must find shelter", quoth Fish. I could only laugh. Where could one-find shelter on the peak like this We forged on through bank after bank of snow. We had not even received a bid to a "deb" dance, not even a De Pinna advertisement for hours...

Author: By D. G. G., | Title: THE CRIME | 1/6/1927 | See Source »

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