Word: clever
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There was a day when editors on other college papers awaited the arrival of Mother Advocate before sampling the verse of the month. Certainly the seven poetic contributions of this number are exemplary, in skill at least, of the old standard. Mr. Cabot's "Transcendency" being diabolically clever, is balanced by a conventional but charming bit from Mr. Sedgwick, and their juxtaposition on the same page shows excellent editorial acumen. Turning back a page we find Mr. Rogers' "where fauns with shadows play," while below him Mr. McLane in Swiftian style lampoons certain dull poetasters. "To still the Memnonian music...
Charles Edward Masters '21 of Newton Centre was elected captain of the University soccer team yesterday at a meeting of the members of the squad, following the taking of the picture. Masters has played an excellent game at right half-back throughout the year, and his clever defensive work has been instrumental in keeping down the opponents' scores...
...outrages on the lives of American citizens. The world, is tired of war; public opinion is against it; and Mexico knows that many crimes must be committed before this country will send to the border an army large enough to cope with the situation. Also the Carranza government is clever enough to see the affect of American aggression on the European powers. Already suspicious of our motives because of the blind folly of the Senate in failing to ratify the Peace Treaty, any show of force on our part would turn their suspicion into hatred and fear. Moreover, the imprisonment...
...game from the Haverford eleven, 1-0. Haverford, which was considered to have one of the best soccer teams of the year and to be a strong aspirant for the League title, rallied during the last 20 minutes of play and menaced the University's goal several times, but clever work on the part of the Crimson backs kept the ball from passing the goal posts. The game was especially marked by excellent team-work on both sides...
...period, the points piled up rapidly. Several times during the first half the Medford team seemed to menace the Harvard goal and twice Thornton attempted a field goal, but the ball fell short both times. For the University A. Horween played a terrific, driving game, while Church made some clever end runs which more than once took the pigskin within striking distance of the goal, and enabled Horween or Nelson to push it across...