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Word: roseleaf (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...have surprising names-the names of well-known capitalists, famed lawyers, architects, actors, brokers. It is absurd to hear such names applied to inky insolence in corduroy. Mr. Tabor was aware of this; he showed it by setting rows of black-marks against some of the sleekest platinum-and-roseleaf names; he would stand 60-pound celebrities in the corner with their hands over their heads. And he was ones leader of a club* of 10,000 boys with names like Doolan, Silverstein, Coveleskie, Giacomo-and some with no names...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Not Serious | 10/26/1925 | See Source »

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