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Since the fig leaf went out of style, the problem of proper dress for state occasions has bothered each succeeding generation. When Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was hastily summoned to the dictatorship of Rome in 458 B. C., he is reputed to have left his oxen hitched to the plow, but history does not say whether he changed to a fresh toga before proceeding to the Capitol. Twenty-two odd centuries later, Mrs. Jackson was intensely annoyed at some of the President's convivial adherents, who, coming in their native gard to congratulate him at his inauguration, stood in muddy boots...
...picked the wrong field of concentration, besides being in an unpleasant situation, must go through considerable annoyance in extracting himself. A leaf has now been taken from the theatre owner's book, which promises greatly to reduce the number of misfits...
...periodic rediscovery of the Treasure Room at Widener reveals penmanship so regular as to be almost inhuman, on yellowing vellum brightened by red, blue, and gold Gothic capitals. The musty savour of the rush-strewn cubicles still adheres to a leaf from the manuscript of St. Jerome, so old that it is little more than an ash held together by the heavy letters. A textbook by Peter Lombard, the almost illegible sermons of Duns Scotus, and Luther's German Catechism are all there as a symbol of the care with which the learning of ancients was kept alive during...
...once his, taste is excited, it is as equally difficult to make him eat them in moderation. Only this fall one college has been forced to declare thirteen Freshmen and three upperclassmen ineligible for its football team, largely because of studies. It is still possible to take a leaf from Thomas Fuller's philosophy of three hundred years ago, and be wary of "wearing nothing but fringes and eating nothing but sauces...
...rare collection of medieval manuscripts and autographed books from the library of Charles Sumner is on exhibition in the Treasure Room of Widener Library. One of the most interesting exhibits is the Greek exercise book used by John Dryden while a student at Westminster school. The fly-leaf bears the famous author's signature in a childish hand. A large Bible bearing on its fly-leaf the signature of John Bunyan and a copy of Pindar with marginal notes by John Milton are on exhibit, as is a ponderous copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle with woodcuts by Michael Wolgemuth...