Word: abruptly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Madness of Robert Martin," by R. C. Bolling '00, is hardly one of the writer's best stories. The phrases are now and then a little too robust, sometimes too reminiscent of the interminable Kipling; and though one can understand Martin's rebellion against society, his reconciliation seems rather abrupt, rather arbitrary. Still, the story runs brisk and strong, and is filled with genuine love of windy skies and high seas. "Dolls," though anonymous, is plainly the work of some one with a trained dramatic sense and a gift for clever dialogue. One would like to see the author...
...short sketch of "Friar Tuck" a run-away horse, by L. F. Nicoll 1901 is original, but rather abrupt and disjointed...
...each particular year. Each class as it reaches this responsibility attacks the problems it must meet to the very best of its ability, but its time is so short that just as it has learned something by experience and is in a position to accomplish something, graduation puts an abrupt end to its opportunity. Next fall another equally green set takes charge. Thus there can never be any real continuity of purpose. With such a complete change of personality every year, gradual, careful construction of a system in athletics or in any thing else is not to be expected...
...Cessation of building would be an abrupt break in the policy adhered to since 1886: Herbert, p. 424. - (a) Additional ships should be ordered by next Congress for - (1) Usual time for building a battle-ship is 5 years. - (2) Cramp can not construct the best in less than 2 1/2 years: Higgins in Cong. Rec. Vol. 27, p. 3576. - (b) Provision for - (1) Sudden shipwreck, cf. Reina Regente. - (2) Ordinary wear and tear. - (3) Filling place of older ships made nearly useless by modern improvements...
...boat builder, is at work on a barge for the freshman crew, which he expects to have finished soon after the 15th. The barge is very much lighter and narrower than the boat the freshmen had last year, and it is hoped by this means to avoid the usual abrupt change when the crew begins to row in a racing shell...