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The poetry is not strikingly good. "The Tale of the Stolen Squad" displays easy mastery of narrative verse and must have been fun to write. "Sea-Mist" is poetic--in part, at least--but only intermittently skilful in versification. It commits the indiscretion of beginning its first stanza with a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Review of Monthly by Dean Briggs | 11/27/1906 | See Source »

Yesterday afternoon the University baseball team played its first practice game of the season with the second in a six-inning match on the Freshman diamond. Although much drier than heretofore, the field was still very soggy about the pitcher's box and the home plate, making accurate work impossible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Practice Game of Baseball Team | 4/3/1906 | See Source »

Turning to the poetry of Brittany, M. Le Braz said, "Every Breton because of his national celtic traits is born a poet." The collection of lyrics and epics published by the Viscomte de la Villemaque in 1839 was ranked by George Sand above Homer, and a more recent collection by...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Third Hyde Lecture Yesterday | 2/13/1906 | See Source »

It is to be hoped that the first issue of the Lampoon at least in so far as the "jokes" are concerned, is not a promise of the standard which we may expect in subsequent numbers. Conceivable as it is that at the beginning of the year, good material should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Review of the First Lampoon | 10/7/1905 | See Source »

Dr. Brackett then illustrated the many opportunities of bettering the social conditions around us. Inestimable good can be accomplished by a more thoughtful execution of our administrative justice. Then we can improve the situation of the employer and servant. There are many other opportunities of doing good in the routine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Address Yesterday by Dr. Brackett. | 3/18/1905 | See Source »

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