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What makes the Lion of Judah's philanthropy intriguing is the nature of his institution, launched in 1950 with a faculty of cheery young Canadian Jesuits, who teach no religion (by agreement), wear no clerical garb, dress in sports jackets...
...Beat. In Toronto, Ont., University of Toronto Student Ries Karvanque, capitalizing on the beatnik boom, charges $5 for appearing at parties in beatnik garb and letting the guests discuss her, $10 for playing the bongo drums, $15 for reciting beat poetry...
These seats, in the bowl end, are inhabited by a motley crew of young (i.e., poor) alumni, our wives and assorted children. The wives have doffed their party garb of Wellesley days and come prepared for the elements. The kids hoot at the referees, opposing players, and other urchins. They eat semi-raw hot dogs and are watered by harried fathers with distressing frequency--usually on a TD play...
Changing the Garb...
Like the characters in Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub, we're merely changing our garb to suit the spirit...