Word: pointsettia
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Never Promised a Pointsettia: At a City Council meeting recently, a thoughtful city employee decided to provide pointsettia plants on the desks of all nine city councillors. All the plants had red and green leaves--except for the one on the desk of Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55. The enterprising--and slightly miffed--Duehay corrected the situation by switching plants with his neighbor, Councillor William H. Walsh at the end of the meeting. Not to be bested by a political opponent, Walsh switched the plants back before a meeting the next...
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