Word: dodgerism
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...does not concern us seriously at this moment. More important is the opposite attitude, that of the man whose devotion to his work keeps him mixing with his neighbors regardless of his health. His sin, though in a better cause, is of worse consequences than that of the class dodger. The latter harms only himself; the farmer becomes a public nuisance and a menace to his fellow students...
...will take care to be safely out of the way before the Knor resolution is passed. In addition, it is doubtful whether his offence is an extraditable one in any case. Lastly, the Baden government, in releasing his would-be kidnappers at our request, expressly "suggests" that the draft-dodger "under no circumstances" be molested. Inasmuch as we are under the burden of their courtesy in the matter, we can only observe the stipulation...
...Give Your Country Your Vacation" was first raised in the recruiting campaign for the 1916 Civilian Plattsburg Camps. It should today be the motto of every able-bodied undergraduate not entering the service at once; the idler is as bad as the draft dodger. Nor can it be a question of training on one hand against war work on the other. Do both--train for six weeks for your own future call, and then work for the nation's present needs until September 23. For no man in the United States should the summer of 1918 be called a vacation...
...main attractions will be the African Dodger, an agile Ethiopian, father of the first Memorial Hall waiter ever brought into captivity. All Seniors with any pitching ability have been practicing for weeks in the Cage, the scene of the coming orgy, in order to become accustomed to the environment in which they will assail the elusive dodger. There will be several interesting exhibitions. A Jinx, and a Magufflin, one of those strange animals without any face, are being held under the personal guard of the Senior officers, who are relieving one another in four-hour watches. These queer beasts will...
...When the dodger has been mortally wounded and all prizes have been disposed of, the procession will start for the Yard, and is scheduled to arrive with the band...