Word: detailing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...best piece of work in the number is Mr. Townsend's "Lord and Lady Bountiful," which has genuine humor and much felicity of detail. Mr. Powel's "up to the minute" story is a wild burlesque, of considerable merit, with a preface which might well be reduced to a title, and a postscript which in spite of its kindly spirit might well be omitted. Mr. Schenck's "Missing Mistletoe" is slow in getting under way, and sudden ever afterwards. Much of the dialogue lacks ease, but, the sudden part is diverting. Mr. Warren's "Lost Christmas" is a story...
Whether by accident or intention, the Harvard Advocate makes Incident, as distinct from Episode, the special feature of its issue of December 5. The Incident may be compared to a detail in a design, capable of being sketched apart, but with a certain incompleteness; the Episode is rather a design in a series--a thing necessary to the perfection of the whole, and yet complete in itself even when detached. In at least three out of the four contributions to the current Advocate, in which Incident is the motive, the suspended interest is admirably maintained. Mr. Schenck's "Paper Chase...
...first process is that of folding the sheets, the next that of sewing them together, and this is accomplished by means of the sewing frame, which he described in detail. The whole is now shaped like a wedge, with the thick end towards the back. When hammered flat, the back is stiffened with glue, and the boards are fastened to the book by the projecting ends of the cords on which it was sewed. The leather then is pared to the right degree of thinness, and pasted on, the edges turned over inside, and covered with paper. The binding...
...figures in detail are as follows: Massachusetts, 1942; New York, 504; Pennsylvania, 167; Ohio, 134; Illinois, 117; Maine, 85; Rhode Island, 84; New Hampshire, 83; Missouri, 61; New Jersey, 59; California, 53; Iowa, 50; District of Columbia, 46; Connecticut, 44; Indiana, 41; Minnesota, 31; Colorado, 29; Maryland, 29; Kentucky, 25; Vermont, 25; Michigan, 24; Texas, 20; Wisconsin, 19; Kansas, 17; Tennessee, 17; Georgia, 14; Virginia, 14; South Carolina, 14; North Carolina, 12; Washington, 12; Oregon, 9; Utah, 9; Alabama, 8; South Dakota, 7; Arkansas, 6; North Dakota, 6; Nebraska, 6; Florida, 5; Mississippi, 5; New Mexico, 5; West Virginia...
...very successful basketball meeting held in the Union last night, P. B. Francis '08, manager of the University team, reviewed the past history of basketball and outlined in detail the plans for the coming season. I. S. Broun '08, captain, spoke about the very encouraging prospects of this year's team and described the manner in which the University squad will be chosen. E. L. Burnham '07, who is coach of the University team this year, subject to the approval of the Athletic Committee, emphasized the necessity of team play and hard training in producing a winning team. W. Randall...