Word: pleader
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Dates: during 1922-1922
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Dodging classes is a popular pastime in some college circles, and the favorite exit is via the doctor's office. Sign-offs for illness are of necessity easy to obtain; a red-nosed, be handkerchiefed pleader who coughs with any degree of sincerity can usually prevail over the most wary doctor. The ethics of such a procedure is debatable; but with regular classes closed, that question does not concern us seriously at this moment. More important is the opposite attitude, that of the man whose devotion to his work keeps him mixing with his neighbors regardless of his health...