Word: steps
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week the Wellesley Seniors voted to abandon a solemn tradition, the honorable and salutary practice of step-scrubbing. The picture of sedate seniors in the customary char-woman pose, washing down the steps of Founders' Hall on the Wellesley class day, was surely it picturesque survival; but the class decided, with some logic, that there were more agreeable ways of showing class loyalty and spirit...
...officers of the Class of 1923, in urging that the historic picnic be abandoned, are taking a step to which most of their classmates will quickly assent. The practice of the picnic in recent years has shown lessening of interest by the class as a whole, and an increased emphasis on its objectionable features. The custom is one which would die a natural death if no unfortunate occurrence interrupted it to bring a sudden end. The convenient riddance which the present Seniors propose will be a relief to succeeding classes and no great loss...
...more of the Sophomore class to get into closer touch with its foreign members is the step in a direction hither-to neglected by undergraduate Harvard. The foreign student under present conditions has very little chance to get acclimated. Phillips Brooke House welcomes him, and welcomes warmly, but his receptions there are necessarily of a semi-official character. Brooks House cannot and does not try to take the place for the "stranger within the gates" of the social life enjoyed by other men in the class with family anchors to windward...
...diocese as he had so long dominated the Cathedral. For years he succeeded. Like Job he seemed the favorite of a merciful God, but, again like Job, his testing was inexorable. First his friends, then his son, his wife, and finally even his God Himself seemed to desert him. Step by step his punishment is meted out to him, until finally he is overwhelmed by it all, and goes down to his grave a despised and unhonored...
Realizing that many men in the University, while interested in radio, were handicapped because they were unable to secure satisfactory serials, the Wireless Club has installed a special aerial and two step amplifier which will be used solely for experimental use. Any member of the University will be allowed to try out his set on this equipment, or by becoming a member of the club to set up his set permanently in the operating room at Westmorly. Any men interested should see N. K. Fairbank '24, at 13 Claverly, as soon as possible. A loud speaker and broadcast receiver...