Word: puritan
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...inconvenienced, discouraged, and occasionally clamped down upon, but never since drama became an important part of American culture in the 1880s have they failed to entangle themselves in theatrical activities of one sort or another. Before this period Harvard had some 250 years in which to lave in the Puritan tradition. In the seventeenth century, there had been no question of the impropriety of plays--their immorality was never doubted. Like singing, dramatics were not then against the College laws, but as Samuel Eliot Morison has pointed out in his history of Harvard University, "this negative evidence is double-edged...
...holiday meed will be matuisined by Lowell on Monday night with Ben Johnson's "Epicone." The presentation will be preceded by a House dinner. Puritan asceticism will be set aside temporarily Tuesday as the Winthrop tradition of presidential dinner addresses continues. After his chat, President Conant will be entertained by a performance of "the Compulsory Marriage...
...losing side of the ledger, Winthrop absorbed the worst drubbing as Pierson College suddenly sprang to life in the second half to score 26 points while holding the Deacons scoreless. A desperate Puritan drive in the last moments of play backfired with an 85-yard return of a pass interception...
Davemport started to drive late in its game with Winthrop and tallied three times in the second half to rout the visitors. A tremendous Puritan drive in the final minutes of play ended in disaster with an 85-yard return of a pass interception...
Dick Meussel, filling in at quarterback for sore-armed Dave McGiffert, sparked the late push, tossing two long passes to Dave Abbot to bring the ball from his own 20 to the puritan 16, and then handing off to George Golphin who swept left...