Word: swollenness
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...them to suppose that every other tradition has suffered in similar relapse. Accordingly the old and suspicious graduate will be watching with malevolent eye the actions of the college off for the summer. Occasionally he is rewarded by a freshman wandering from the straight and narrow path. The story, swollen by ingenious rumor, proceeds on its devasting path about the country. The results are discouraging...
...situation a few years back, in a five-person group crammed into a tiny two-bedroom suite in Winthrop House. At the same time, Winthrop had an unprecedented number of resident tutors. When I suggested in The Crimson on obvious remedy to our predicament, namely reducing the swollen ranks of the rather useless tutors, the response was immediate: a menacing answering machine message from one tutor and an invitation to the Senior Tutor's office for a dressing down for my "ingratitude...
Records of 62 institutions show a like increase. From 130,630 students in 1916 the total has swollen to 158,816. Although the colleges were not wholly prepared to receive these great numbers, and even had to tell many that they could not receive them, and although they found that educational conditions were in a chaotic state, they set to work to effect a readjustment on a fundamental and expansive basis. Today they are ready to solve any problem that may be thrust upon them and ready for an era of unparallelled prosperity...
...Beloved: We have met together upon this mournful occasion to perform the sad office over one whose long and honored life was put to an end in a sudden and violent manner. Last year at this very time, this very place, our poor friend's round, jovial appearance (slightly swollen, perhaps), and the elasticity of his movements, gave promise of many years more to be added to a long life, which even then eclipsed that of the oldest graduate...
...that position and Thorndike's number three oar went to Linder who had now returned. A few days later G. L. Batchelder at six changed places with F. B. Whitman at five. The order was maintained until Linder left the boat once more; this time on account of a swollen gland. He was replaced by Richards whom he had previously forced out of the bow. The crew as it is at present follows: Stroke, R. S. Emmet; 7, G. D. Leighton; 6, R. B. Whitman; 5, F. Parkman; 4, G. L. Batchelder; 3, C. Richards; 2, W. R. Odell...