Word: top
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...principal ailment of the Lampoon's and also the Record's stories is longwindedness. The authors take so many columns to get to the point that only their editors, roommates, fiancees and perhaps an occasional reviewer ever reach the end, or even the middle. On top of that, the clusive "point" frequently remains invisible right up to the cryptic signature...
Fourth floor residents will particularly welcome the elevator lift. This convenience was a particular attraction at dormpicking time last Spring to students who lived on top stories of other dormtores...
...Lowell determined the pattern of windows that he wanted in Lowell House, and then left the architects to fit the rooms in behind as best they could. If a bathroom. came behind a main window, or if a man could not stand up in more than half of his top floor room, it was considered unfortunate but unavoidable...
...stories contained in this issue, "Buddha and the Fat Boy," by Aristides Stravrolakes, rates top billing. Entertaining and readable, it makes a small boy alive as he loses his cap and encounters a bronze idol. It captures the flavor of the West Side with earthy but unforced dialogue. Best of all, it tells a story which could easily happen, and with a touch of surprise which separates it from point-to-point narrative. The article is neatly packaged and easily unwrapped...
Scholarship is skillfully added to this apparently carefree scheme. Stanford stands high on any scholastic ranking of American colleges and is generally regarded the best in the West. Its faculty salaries have always been large enough to attract top men in all fields. Admission is as tough for Californians as Harvard admission is for Easterners...