Word: windowful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lacrosse cup, awarded every year to that player who does the must for Harvard lacrosse, has just been won by Gardiner Robinson '31, the present captain. Robinson will receive a small cup and have his name engraved on the permanent cup to be exhibited in Leavitt and Peirce's window today. The award is made by a graduate committee of lacrosse of which C. E. Marsters '07 is chairman. This big cup has been awarded every year for the last 20 years, to the most valuable player. Faude has been a regular player on the lacrosse team for three seasons...
Several of His Majesty's ministers and a sprinkling of potent financiers had gathered in David Lloyd George's library, for what reason none of them knew. Drawing out his watch, stepping over to the tall casement window, the spry Welshman dramatically flung the window wide. "I am going to count three," said he with his eye on the second hand. "After the third count listen, listen for all you're worth!" One, two, three-straining ears caught from far away, from a battlefield on the other side of the English channel, a faint sound pitched awesomely...
...filled with theatre-goers, began to amuse himself by blowing smoke rings into their faces. Driver John Reiss asked La Carta to throw away his cigaret. La Carta refused. John Reiss stopped the bus, prepared to take La Carta to the street. La Carta knocked John Reiss against a window-glass, which crashed. La Carta then ripped off a section of the guard rail, flailed about him, pursued John Reiss. While women shrieked, men went to John Reiss's aid, pummeled La Carta until Jamaica police reserves came. The bus was disabled...
...cost the escort of one of Boston's winter buds one half dollar to learn that entrance to University Hall should not be made through a window. The woman in the, case desired a copy of the dean's list of students for use as a social register at her coming presentation. But the key which had been given to her for lawful trespass failed to unlock the ancient portal...
...escort volunteered to storm the window. He was neither here nor there when a Yard watchman apprehended the visible portion of his body. University officials seemed to be satisfied with...