Word: impression
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Follett's verse, "Bon Voyage," is at least graceful throughout; the last two lines impress by their sincerity. Mr. Ford's "Appearances at Oxford" is an unstudied attempt to reflect the daily life of our English undergraduate cousins; occasionally the style becomes too colloquial, yet, on the whole, the article is interesting and extremely readable. The four sonnets, on familiar college types, by Mr. Tinckom-Fernandez possess a finished gaiety not often found in academic publications. "The Goody" and "The Waitress" are particularly successful. The general resemblance of the sonnets to W. E. Henley's similar series is agreeably felt...
...Civic Conscience is today outside of the local agencies of the great National parties and so long as those parties depend for their maintenance upon patronage and subsidies from private corporations, it will remain outside. If it would be actively represented in Civic politics and impress itself upon the community as the National parties do, it must have its own agency of expression. It is because of thorough organization and discipline that the National party can afford to ignore the Conscience of the community and to ride rough-shod over its supplications and protests. It is not a bit afraid...
...These speakers commended the work undertaken by the Musical Club in attempting to interest all men in the love and study of music for its own sake. Professor Lewis told of the attempts which have been made to introduce music courses into secondary and preparatory schools, and to impress upon educators the value of music as a cultivating influence...
...expression and brevity of statement, the one because all truth is self-evident, and needs only to be stated clearly to be convincing, and the other because short and pithy statements are more apt to be remembered. The final test of the effective speaker, is that he must impress his subject upon the audience and not his own personality...
...dormitory crews from the Newell boathouse by S. W. Fish '08 and C. Morgan, Jr., '08; and Coach Vail at the Weld Club will be assisted by R. B. Tappan '07 and G. G. Glass '08. The plan will provide more actual coaching for the crews, and will impress upon new men the fact that their work is being carefully watched...