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Late yesterday it crawled into a hole on the top of a tenement house inhabited by the Medical School maids, whence it worked its way in between the wall and the plaster. Once it was cornered Dr. Walter shoved a pillow dripping with ether into the hole and at last the mandril gave up the struggle and was retrieved with a boathook amid the applause of all the budding obstetricians...
Most Mexican artists with whom the U. S. is familiar are amiable bohemians who never leave the Federal District of Mexico if they can help it and who cover vast acres of plaster with humorless protests against the bitter plight of the masses. Artist Hidalgo hates parties, is intensely serious, neither drinks nor smokes, works ten hours a day, owns only one suit of clothes, and has traveled by ox cart, automobile and burro in every state in the Federation studying the Indians of his land. Professionally he is a humorist. His little wax figures, never more than six inches...
...dormitory rooms the elemental care that they deserve. Every September a certain number of students return to College to find themselves lodged in sites with dirty walls and even dirtier ceilings. It is not uncommon in some of these rooms to find sizeable areas of peeling paint and bare plaster. Such conditions, in contrast with better kept accomodations, are unneccessary and distinctly unfair to the occupants...
...very betimes being vexed mightily by hammering and sawing noises below; and was much concerned lest it be those scoundrels meddling with the bell again. But soon did learn it be only workman replacing plaster in the Sanders Theatre. But Lord! I hope they do not come up to the Tower...
...first time that the plaster started falling, a careful examination was made, and the supervisor put his official O. K. on the building. But when a couple of mere ceilings caved in, the examiners made them...