Word: wintered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Books were, in Perkins' own words the most lasting of all his hobbies. Perhaps his greatest interest was in the collection of books connected either through ownership or authorship with one man--Coleridge. During the winter of 1924-25 he had already given a rather large number of his books, annotated of written by the poet, to the library, writing at about the same time, "I much fear you will be disappointed in the quality of the Coleridge items, but shall be a very happy person indeed were any of this material to prove of the smallest help to Professor...
...were orphaned by the War, revolution, famine. Once there were two million of them; now there are said to be only 100,000. They live by theft and the world is their home. Now they are fighting with sticks, stones, fists, knives for the possession of tar boilers for winter shelters...
...purport of that message was that all Mormons should return to the underwear prescribed by first Mormon Joseph Smith (1805-1844) which left exposed only the head, hands and feet of pious Mormons and was fastened with strings. Winter & summer for three-quarters of a century, Mormons have worn such underclothes...
...prize essay contest, the awards of which are endorsed by Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Garvan of New York, will be conducted during this winter, and will close on March 1, 1928. This contest is open to Freshmen in all colleges and universities in the United States. The awards will be six first prizes of $500, six second prizes of $300, and six third prizes of $200, for essays on each of the following six subjects...
...with the excellent fare offered by the University Theatre which has made its way out of the commercial entanglements that threatened to smother it at birth and which now provides movies whose average caliber is surprisingly high, one may feel well fortified against the entrenchments of the imminent winter, when hegiras to Boston seem long and arduous. The infant industry has a way of filling in empty hours which is pleasant and occasionally beneficial. It serves well as a target for the highbrow's scorn but it also serves equally well as a remedy for his ennui...