Word: contention
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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From the point of view of versification, these poems are open to all adverse criticism and all ridicule that has been unjustly hurled at such authentic writers of the new rhythms as Richard Aldington and F. S. Flint. Not content with writing six words as six different lines and sprawling them across the page at a downward angle of 45 degrees. Mr. Sanborn has given us lines made up of such monosyllables as "and", "up", "or," etc. And so seldom do we find any rhythmic pattern of even the "freest" kind that we are startled when it accidentally puts...
...purchased literature perhaps means increasing dependence on the wonderful collection of books the University has made, and a general inclination to select the courses that are of a manual as well as mental nature, realizing the ideal of Dr. Eliot, who said that he would not rest content till most of the studies called on the student to use his hands as well as his head. --Philadelphia Public Ledger...
...college--though even here a disadvantage to the writer--would, in later life, lose many a man his job. When an instructor runs through a pile of blue-books or a number of weekly themes, their neatness may not receive official notice, yet no matter what the content may be, orderly writing cannot fail to make a favorable impression--with a consequent and deserved increment in grade...
...indicated a large amount of latent power in the winning team, even though it could not cross the Tufts goal line. The team were almost evenly matched with I slight advantage in favor of Princeton but neither line could be broken and Princeton had to be content with a long field goal by Tibbott, which, however, been kicked from the 47-yard line...
...over E. L. Casey '19 for a regular place on the team, but the latter has shown such a decided improvement since he has been given his chance that Flower will have to show something particularly brilliant to win back his old position and will probably have to be content with being Casey's first substitute...