Word: claret
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...call all the College officials by their first names; I am a good judge of a meerschaum pipe; have a large bill at Pike's; know all the actresses in Boston by sight, and am rumored to be personally acquainted with a leading star; I can distinguish between claret, burgundy, cider, and champagne; I can criticise a woman's dress, and can retail all the latest Boston scandal, and am considered to be one of the best card-players in the College. There, sir, read that list through, and see if I am not on the road to become what...
...Executive Committee of the Association of the Alumni have formally requested the Senior Class to furnish nothing stronger than claret punch on Commencement Day. An answer has been sent, to the effect that the class of '80 does not entertain at Commencement this year, but is entertained by the class...