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Itwasfirstasanassociateeditorandafterwardaseditor-in-chiefofthecollegepaper，TheLehighBurr，thatRichardfoundhisgreatestpleasureandinterestduringhisthreeyearsatLehigh。Inadditiontohiseditorialdutieshewroteaverygreatpartofeveryissueofthepaper，andhiscontributionsincludedshortstories，reportsofnewsevents，editorials，andnumerouspoems。