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...varied and by no means uninteresting, but in general not well written. The Monthly has been accused of rating style too high. No such charge can be maintained against a magazine that uses the words "donate," "novelize," and "enthuse," and (to borrow its own phrase) "cares not a hang...

Author: By L. B. R. briggs., | Title: The June Illustrated Magazine | 6/19/1907 | See Source »

...union recognized? In Harvard University we may see no portrait of that soldier and statesman, Robert Lee, who fought under the flag of the Southern Confederacy, and the face of Abraham Lincoln, the preserver of the union of the North and South, is equally unfamiliar to us. Let us hang the portraits of those two Americans upon the walls of the Harvard Union where we may see and be reminded of those two men who gave their all that the cause which they deemed right should prosper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 5/1/1907 | See Source »

...development this year has been rapid; and although the Columbia team has had more experience than the University team, the meet tonight should be very close. The judges will be Captain H. Koehler of the Army, Mr. F. Dohs, formerly gymnastic instructor at the Hemenway gymnasium, Mr. E. Hang, of the DeWitt Clinton High School, New York, and Mr. G. Bohrer of the New York Educational Alliance. The Columbia team will give a dinner to the University team before the meet and afterward there will be a dance in the Columbia gymnasium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GYMNASTICS WITH COLUMBIA | 3/8/1907 | See Source »

Yale's offense decidedly lacks consistency; the team does not hang together well and its attack is not concerted. This is due mainly to the fact that the rush line does not carry its charge far or fiercely enough. The kicking game on the offense is very good, with the exception that the ends do not get down the field quickly enough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE FOOTBALL SEASON | 11/24/1906 | See Source »

Yesterday both Reece and Cutler were tried at stroke in the Freshman boat, and it was decided to take both men to Philadelphia, but Cutler will row in the race. Yesterday his work lacked vigor and he showed a tendency to hang at the catch. The second crew paddled down stream to the Longwood, bridge. The men rowed in the same order as Monday, and the crew as a whole was steadier than it has been for some time past. The stroke was more uniform and the men put unusual vigor into their work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Second and 1909 Crews Leave | 5/24/1906 | See Source »

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