Word: revell
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...custom of staid old age, when wearied with a continuous state of staidness, to cast aside its robes of wisdom and revel in the joyous disregard of youth. Ordinarily such unexpected return to the age of folly is diagnosed as second childhood, but when indulged in by Seniors, those omniscient swayers of destiny, it is called the Senior Spread...
...encircle his straw with the ribbon of his accomplishment, one newspaper man who did not by the same means uphold the honor of the press? Initialled pipes, and warm, though honorable, sweaters, with all those other external marks of glory in which the college man is supposed to revel, are here denied the winner for public display. On straw hats alone might men show they had been the doors of great deeds...
...will assemble, those proud Juniors, when the shades of night are fallen and the rates of taxis are raised. He who cannot appropriate the family Ford will borrow his room-mate's motorcycle, and come tearing down Quincy street like a modern Lochinvar bringing his fair one to the revel instead of rushing her away to lands unknown. But whether they ride on gallant steeds or whether they ride on gallant steeds or whether they walk, not one member of the class faithful to the goddess of music and light will be missing when the orchestra starts on the first...
Across the seas whole nations watch under arms. Last Christmas it was prophesied they would observe a truce of God, but no truce came. On that day which all of a common faith believe holy there was no relax in the revel of death. Where may these untold millions find consolation in the day if it brings no peace...
...arrived! Promptly at 7.30 o'clock the Senior class to a man will assemble its hosts before Holworthy Hall, seize their festive torches, and if it is possible to elude the Yard policemen, and other Cantabrigian nuisances, proceed to the scenes of Walpurgian revel in the Gage. Everything is in readiness for the annual affair which promises in magnificence and size to rival many of the greatest events the world has ever known...