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Their book, For Men Lonely, by Wil liam Jones, Donald Mose and Richard O'Riley (Ripley Publishing Co., Hanover, N.H.; $1), came out last week. It covered twelve eastern women's colleges,† included maps of each campus and hints on how to act there: "The Vassar campus boasts everything from a nine-story Tudor dormitory to the unhappy Victorian 'Main' Building-a tender spot to loyal Vassarians, so try and keep a straight face when you see it." Other tips: ¶ Wellesley : "The major pastime is long walks . . . with a little ingenuity you can stay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Girls Are Girls | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

...outfield is especially potent at the plate. Bill Arrison, Frank McArthur and Ed Merdos are all longball hitters, and the rest of the lineup contains other elements of offensive strength. If Coach Mose Quinn could find an effective pitcher, his team might surprise somebody...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baseball Team Seeks Third Ivy Win, Faces Thrice-Beaten Cornell Today | 4/26/1947 | See Source »

Neville Chamberlain went back to England then, and many years later an Andros native, who had been on hand at the chopping, dropped over to Nassau and learned that Britain was at war and Chamberlain Prime Minister. "We gwine lost dat war," said Old Mose. "Chickcharneys doan lak dat man." And for a while it seemed he was right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BAHAMAS: Chickcharneys at Munich | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

Then Churchill took over. "Now," said Mose, "we gwine win. Chickcharneys got no grudge dere." And with Chamberlain's abandoned railroad track melted down and sent to Britain for scrap, Mose's prediction proved entirely correct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BAHAMAS: Chickcharneys at Munich | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

...assure you, gentlemen, that football under Mose Simms was a farce rather than a game. Now that he's gone I wouldn't mind playing football for St. Mary's (it's really a great place) for three-quarters of a century. And do you know, under Mose's eligibility rules, that would have been possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 2, 1941 | 6/2/1941 | See Source »

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