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Word: smirchless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Tradition has it that once a man graduated from the University with a smirchless record,--in four years of college he had never had a class before ten o'clock or after one and none on Saturdays. Fact or fiction, this mythical hero has plenty of would-be followers. Harvard '79 may say to Harvard '23 or '25: "Young men, you fall to realize the responsibilities of your opportunities!" But the struggle to follow the line of least resistance continues, regardless. It is still possible to plunge into the fight, pledged to History, Government, and Economics, and emerge four years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "THE OLD GUARD DIES BUT--" | 9/22/1922 | See Source »

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