Word: santas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cycles, according to a friend who considers suicide something he would probably regret the day afterward if the opportunity presented itself. And our friend is probably at least partially right about the transience of emotions, because we can recall the years when reindeer had velvet noses and every Santa Claus had a soft and downy beard. There were the times gone by when candy canes weren't sticky and decorations never fell from the Christmas tree. But that was a long time ago. For now the Salvation Army seems a depressing crew and the snow flakes seem to make...
...Harvard sophomore was fined $35 in East Cambridge District Court yesterday for his part in a Lampoon stunt which consisted of the holdup of a phony Santa Claus in Harvard Square last week...
Testifying for Thompson was Lampoon Circulation Manager John A. Herbert, who explained that the alleged holdup was a part of the magazine's Fool's Week initiations. Santa was another Lampoon candidate...
This morning the unfortunate Lampoon candidate who slugged the Lampoon's Santa Claus will be arraigned before the Cambridge Court. There is no question but that the case should be dismissed. Presumably the charge will be disturbing the peace; the Square is so untranquil at best that a silly affair like this was a ripple on the seething surface. Once the Lampoon has reimbursed the poor bystander whose glasses were demolished, the case should be dropped...
...tradition-bound to deal severely with students convicted of criminal charges, could deal fairly and mildly with the hapless candidate. While he should not be absolved of all responsibility, it should be remembered that he was, in a sense, acting as the Lampoon's agent when he slugged Santa. If the administration and the city feel that they must take some action, they should chastise the Lampoon and suggest that its editors confine their wilder bursts of hilarity to the privacy of 44 Bow Street...