Word: criticizing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...great Shaksperian scholar, brings before us forcibly the story of his life. From it we may learn what determination can do. A common workman at twenty two, fitting himself for college in nine months, graduating after a long struggle at self-support, becoming almost at once a famous critic and an authority in his favorite study. What a lesson his life teaches. The death of such a man cannot pass without remark and honor. We owe to his memory at least a word of appreciation, for he has left to us in his life a high example of firm, unwavering...
...this time of the year many of the "exchange editors" are cordially wishing each other, at the heads of their columns, a "Happy New Year," and sarcastically criticising the exchanges further down. "A Happy New Year to you all," begins one amiable critic, remarking later on that "our verdant little High School contemporary informs us this month," etc. Very clearly the holiday greetings were not intended for the "little High School contemporary." The battles which exchange editors fight with each other, with such keen weapons as cutting sarcasm and irony, are closely watched by the readers, who never fail...
...Bertram Curtis Henry, '86 has been elected musical critic, and Mr. William Barnes, Jr., '88, has been elected a regular editor of the CRIMSON...
...announced that the next number will contain an article by Mr. F. B. Sanborn, the well known critic and author; and that to the December number "J. S. of Dale," the author of Guerndale, will contribute. The following constitute the board of editors of the Monthly: - Editor-in-chief, A. B. Houghton; editors, G. R. Carpenter, W. M. Fullerton, T. P. Sanborn and G. Santayana; business manager, W. W. Baldwin...
...occupies a position similar to that of the "Autocrat" or "Professor" in Holmes' charming "Breakfast Table" series. Easy discussions are carried on between the professor and the members of the class and among the members themselves, the professor simply retaining the right of exercising the functions of leader and critic. In studying an author or a period, the professor assigns to each student some special feature of the subject, upon which he is required to prepare a short essay. A number of these essays are read the next day in the class, and then the professor calls on any member...