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Among those who ruled the destinies of this institution in those days was a Mr. Puffer. The Seniors in Hollis discovered that upon sufficient stimulus Mr. Puffer would become delightfully apoplectic. A common practice developed which reveals not only the wonderful personality of Mr. Puffer but the sense of humor which lived in a Harvard of long...
There was, however, no restraint on Noble Puffer. Rounding up his wife, his lawyers and a party of burly friends, he returned to the office. Picking up what records they could lug, the Aken forces retreated to an inner office, barricaded the door...
...outer office, Noble Puffer entrenched himself. He cut off Mr. Aken's telephone. When Mr. Aken's secretary left her desk, he popped his own secretary into her seat. Finally he took out what records had not been carried into the inner office, shortly announced that in eight months Mr. Aken had used up all but $69.50 of the year's appropriation for extra office help...
...night Otto Aken and Noble Puffer napped on couches. In the morning Mr, Aken unlocked a side door, leading from his office to a corridor, to admit his wife with a razor, waiters with food. Newshawks lounged in the outer office, taking periodic statements from Mr. Puffer. Pending a court decision, it-was beginning to look like a two-week siege when, shortly after 5 p. m., nine men strode into the office. One of them unwrapped a sledge hammer, battered down the door...
...goodness!" exclaimed Noble Puffer, moving into the inner office. "I have no idea where those men came from...