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In days gone by, snow was considered beautiful and good. "All the world a wonder white" the poet said, and across the nation farmers, city folk, laborers, and kiddies nodded their heads in agreement.

Now, the snow is radioactive. It would perhaps be an exaggeration to say that one takes his life in his hands when he steps outside. Just the same, when the undergraduate runs out of ice, he'll think twice about making a "Snow Cocktail."

Elliott Perkins used to write notes about snowball throwing in the Lowell House courtyard. In those days snowballs only blackened eyes and broke windows. So far this winter Dr. Perkins hasn't written any notes. We expect this warning to be replaced by a directive from the Atomic Energy Commission, or from the National Security Agency, saying that all snow must be tested with electroscopes or Geiger counters before it can be touched. Nowadays, a snowball might make you sterile. It just isn't worth the chance.

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