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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lyrics range from a fost of polysyllabic rhyme schemes of which "ambidextrous ... supersextrous" is the acme, to less intellectual attempts of the "pirates bold ... days of old ... search of gold" variety...
...Search the place for arms...
Converted to Christianity by a female missionary, a young negress, armed only with her knobkerrie, the African black-jack, and the Bible, sets out through the jungle in search of God. She questions as she meets them: the God of Genesis; a stalwart Roman soldier; Christ himself; St. Peter; Mohammed; Voltaire, who is philosophizing among the jungle people; and finally the sage of Adelphi Terrace; but none give her a satisfactory answer. Christ, she finds "a good-natured fellow who smiled whenever he could" with a low opinion of women. When she found Voltaire digging in his little plot...
...lost articles are turned in at Lehman Hall, where a search is made for possible initials or names, and if found, a postcard is dispatched to the owner, telling him of his loss. In case the owner cannot be found, the article is kept in the basement office for three months, after which it is generally passed on to Phillips Brooks House or some charitable institution...
...conferences are held there. The future astronomer need not be told that the Harvard Observatory is probably the finest place to study the subject. The collection of photographs there is unrivalled anywhere else in the world, and a most competent staff is present to cooperate in the student's search for knowledge. The field is small so that the student can really know not only the tutors, but also the instructors, and they are always willing to help in any problems that may arise...