Word: styles
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...valuable series of sketches, most of which have been previously published in magazines, of famous men and women contemporary with Colonel Higginson. Among the best known names are those of Emerson, Whittier, Grant, Wendell Phillips, Charles Sumner, and Theodore Parker. Colonel Higginson, in his simple and graceful style, has treated his subjects not as historical figures, but as living men and women. The sketches of Ulysses S. Grant, Wendell Phillips, and Theodore Parker are thoughtful and appreciative, and the reminiscences of John Holmes are written in a happy vein. Two articles of exceptional interest are those entitled, "An Evening with...
...type of story that the undergraduate reader thoroughly enjoys. Very different from "Ruth," is J. P. Sanborn's frail story, "Conclusions." Like Cyrano de Bergerac, the writer may be said to "set forth to capture a star and then to stop to pick a flower of rhetoric." In style and treatment, "Conclusions" is good and clever. But it has the tone of the over-done, and throughout it there is constant striving for effect. "The Point of View," by J. G. Cole sC., is a pleasant sketch of a not very ingenious sort. The plot is conventional and the characters...
...peasant, there is much "horse sense." The theme of the story is, of course, love; but there is nothing commonplace in the way in which this very conventional subject is treated. The phrasing used is slightly precocious, but this--if anything--adds to the charm of the story. In style, "In the Study" is the equal of any story which has appeared in the Advocate this year. "Seven Hours," by M. Seasongood '00, is not a very clever tale. Its plot is weak, and the dialect which is sprinkled through it is hardly successful. In "The Hangers...
...room drawings in February. The erection of Dodge Memorial Hall, which, with Murry Hall, will be the home of the Philadelphia Society, the religious organization of the university, has been begun and considerable progress has been made. The building is of Brown stone, designed in the English collegiate Gothic style of the fifteenth century and will cost $50,000. It will be ready...
...best story in the number is "The Downfall of Sherlock Holmes," by H. Ward '00. In clever imitation of Conan Doyle's style, the writer narrates an incident which has no part in the memoirs of the "great detective." Throughout, the story is well sustained, and, moreover, it shows a sureness of touch and a power over detail. The movement is swift and the plot is seemingly original. "A Journey's End," by C.F.C. Arensberg '01 is a conventional love story which contains some rather skilfully arranged dialogue. In "The Policeman," A. H. Gilbert '01, attempts a sympathetic treatment...