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From such a bit of false realism it is pleasant to turn to Miss Lincoln's play, "A Piece of Ivory." Here we have real people, who are true because they are complex. The little play is very far from being a great drama, but it is good, sound, healthful, consistent work that vividly touches the emotions...

Author: By W. R. Castle jr., | Title: Review of the April Monthly | 4/5/1911 | See Source »

...together a team which will win from Princeton on the 4th of November? That is an unusually early date for a big game and that is reason in itself for making spring practice doubly important. We must have more men. It's up to every man to drive every bit of football material in College to the field to take part in this practice. This is the last call, and if more men do not appear, spring practice will be done away with and the result will be, "Grand Harvard spirit! Candidates are called for the University football team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spring Football Practice, or Not? | 3/30/1911 | See Source »

...prove of great benefit. Unfortunately such is not the method employed by the average student in writing a thesis. He is far more apt to secure three or four books pertaining to his subject, and then by paraphrasing and judicious selection to turn out a more or less successful bit of hackwork. The benefit to be derived from such an operation is evidently trivial...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HACKWORK THESES. | 2/25/1911 | See Source »

...Rogers, but Judson, batting for Carvahar, was passed, putting Thompson on second, and after Howard had flied out, Thompson scored from second by exceptionally fast running on Owen's infield hit to Lanigan, the throw from third to first and from first to the home plate being a bit slow. Judson reached third on this play but Matchneer sent a grounder to Marshall for a third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORNELL EASILY DEFEATED | 6/6/1910 | See Source »

...Coach Wray gave most of his attention to the finish and the eight continued to improve in this respect. Stroke Cutler showed his ability to maintain a long stroke at a high beat and was well backed up by the rest of the men, although 3 was a bit late at times getting in at the catch, and 2 was unsteady in his in-board work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIGHT PRACTICE FOR CREWS | 5/27/1910 | See Source »

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