Word: yardful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...present indulges only in low-life wickedness. The thrill is gone, and little grey-haired adolescents--half-men--have overrun the Yard. A case in point: Class Day Exercises...
More often than not, Class Day would begin with a full summer sun blazing over the Yard as the senior class marched to Appleton Chapel for baccalaureate services. Afterwards, to Sanders, sticky humid, where the class orator, odist, and poet gave their addresses; and once there formalities had been completed, the senior class marched to the Yard and an abundant spread...
...early afternoon the Yard was closed to all but seniors. While alumni, led by the band, headed towards the the Stadium, seniors would hold Tree Day ceremonies, and then march there...
...last class day for President Lowell, often described as the "ablest confetti man in the Yard." The "lasting impression" of one participant was that of Lowell, "his hat in his hand, confetti in his thin, gray hair, watching the merry makers leave the stadium. Finally, as if reluctant to leave himself, he turned and followed the crowd out of the giant athletic field...
...Radcliffe Yard last week, one girl was approached by a man inquiring the name of the adjacent street. Before she could answer, the man snatched her purse and ran away. The purse contained no money and was found yesterday on Acacia St., with the belongings untouched...