Word: slipped
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There is a stereotype-plate, from which impressions of a set form of petition, with blanks for date and excuse, may rapidly be printed off. The student writes upon a slip of paper his age, college class, the address of the superintendent of the Sunday school which he attends, and his mother's maiden name. He drops this into a little box; below is a sealed compartment in which are one thousand assorted excuses; turning the crank of the machine, the proper excuse drops...