Word: vagabonder
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...late, whenever the weather was nice-there have been such days the Student Vagabond has felt very little the student and very much the wanderer. In fact due to his pervailing optimism, and the fact that his brother has recently purchased a new car, the Vagabond has decided to quit the nine months dust of the lecture halls and be take himself-oh, anywhere. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, he can hardly give a prospectus of his whereabouts-although applicants for automobile rides will be considered, (Line forms to the right). So to make...
...Vagabond subsists, in the eyes of the world at least, on the food of the intellect. But, all unknown though it may be to his many followers, he is often forced to wander far afield in pursuit of that rare morsel which can please so fastidious a taste as he secretly prides himself on. Boston, as the nearest, the most obvious, territory for the despairing epicure, is the usual scene of these veiled expeditions. Last night the Vagabond set out in search of those delicacies indigenous to the joy, the lightness of spring. Weeks of rain and lowering skies...
...whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. . . ." This line of Hamlet--or rather its general content, for an exact quotation would be a bit much to ask from one who has never taken English 2--occurred to the Vagabond yesterday as he looked at some drawings, illustrations for the Book of Job, Dante's "Divine Comedy" and others, by William Blake...
...hour later, Professor Murray will speak in Harvard 3 on the man who according to some is the greatest living playwright--George Bernard Shaw, Shaw himself is said to have his doubts whether he looks more like Satan or Christ; so has the Vagabond. Also the Vagabond is in no position to discuss the merit of his plays but at least he can say that he is thinking very seriously of going to hear about an interesting character...
...will find that among the authors discussed by Professor Murdock there are none who formerly featured in their own reading of the works of the month or the day. As contemporary criticism is dangerous and liable to error, so it is also fascinating and extremely provocative of dispute. The Vagabond is very anxious to hear what Professor Murdock has to say of the favorites of his childhood--he expects to listen and to disagree...