Word: flatting
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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There are times when Mr. Leacock's efforts to be funny fall a trifle flat, when his satire or exaggeration are too obvious to "get across." Thus "John and I," "The Kidnapped Plumber" (except for a few brilliant flashes) and "Buggam Grange" seem somewhat forced. "The Split in the Cabinet" on the other hand is more successful in its treatment of the English political novel...
...quarter speed. They try out all their punches, ducks and feints against imaginary opponents. Following this is a round of shadow boxing in which the footwork is given most of the attention. This is done at full speed to enable them to step around lightly and not become flat-footed in their style...
...then the other. Like last year, a Princeton victory seemed certain till a whirlwind of forward passes near the end of the last period performed the "impossible." This time the aerial combination was Buell and Macomber, not Felton and Casey, and the pass was not a flat pass over the line of scrimmage, but a long heave that was plucked out of the air by Macomber only a few yards from the further limits of the forward pass zone. To even the count, Faxon was not handicapped by being obliged to kick the goal from as perplexing an angle...
Besides many valuable additions which have recently been made to the Fogg Art Museum collection recently the exhibition rooms themselves have been altered to provide for a more balanced and harmonious arrangement of the canvasses. By erecting two partitions, extending almost the width of the room, the long, flat wall space upon which the full effect of any single canvass was lost, has been broken up. The partitions have also made it practicable to bring together different schools and types of paintings as in the rooms of a larger gallery...
...match will be reserved for spectators. The Phillip Nathaniel Jackson Cup, now an exhibition in the window at Leavitt is Peirce's, will be taken to the court there it will be awarded to the winner. The entries to the Freshman dormitory tournaments will close October 22, so flat play may start October...