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Spires and Gargoyles
Fromthedaywhen,wild-eyedandexhausted,thejerseyedfreshmensatinthegymnasiumandelectedsomeonefromHillSchoolclasspresident,aLawrencevillecelebrityvice-president,ahockeystarfromSt.Paul’ssecretary,upuntiltheendofsophomoreyearitneverceased,thatbreathlesssocialsystem,thatworship,seldomnamed,neverreallyadmitted,ofthebogey"BigMan."
Firstitwasschools,andAmory,alonefromSt.Regis’,watchedthecrowdsformandwidenandformagain;St.Paul’s,Hill,Pomfret,eatingatcertaintacitlyreservedtablesinCommons,dressingintheirowncornersofthegymnasium,anddrawingunconsciouslyaboutthemabarrieroftheslightlylessimportantbutsociallyambitioustoprotectthemfromthefriendly,ratherpuzzledhigh-schoolelement.FromthemomentherealizedthisAmoryresentedsocialbarriersasartificialdistinctionsmadebythestrongtobolsteruptheirweakretainersandkeepoutthealmoststrong.
Havingdecidedtobeoneofthegodsoftheclass,hereportedforfreshmanfootballpractice,butinthesecondweek,playingquarter-back,alreadyparagraphedincornersofthePrincetonian,hewrenchedhiskneeseriouslyenoughtoputhimoutfortherestoftheseason.Thisforcedhimtoretireandconsiderthesituation.
"12Univee"housedadozenmiscellaneousquestion-marks.
