Word: mannerizes
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...They are seldom, if ever ready to work for the mere love of work. Instead of being taught how to gloss over an education, received as it is in an unwilling spirit, and carried on during a season of balls, operas, and theatres, skating rinks, etc., in a perfunctory manner, it is the duty of educators to speak out plainly, and to denounce everything that tends to render diplomas worthless, and bring colleges into contempt...
...audience was large and select, and caught the spirit of the play from the first. The society has every reason to be pleased with the manner in which the performance was received, particularly in view of the fact that hitherto the society has given only burlesques at Havernill, and some hesitations was felt in introducing legitimate comedy. The impersonations of Mr. Winter were greeted with much applause, and he was obliged to answer to several encors. After the performance the company sat down to a sumptous repast at the Webster House, provided by the manager of the theatre...
...professor comes. The professor is always greeted by applause, or by a rising in the seats. He comes in on a walk that borders on a run; begins to talk almost before he reaches his box, and often before he has taken off his coat or his gloves. The manner of lecturing is as varied as the individuality of the lecturer. A few sit quietly and read written lectures, some speak with few notes, and some with no notes at all. Few make any attempt at oratorical effect, and as the students' eyes are generally on the note books, such...
...Each senior shall deposit a paper, bearing over his signature, the names of five members of his class; each junior, in like manner, a paper with the names of four members of his class; each sophomore, in like manner, a paper with the names of three members of his class; each freshman, in like manner, a paper with the names of two members of his class...
...object of the Shakspere club to teach the dramatic art to its members, and it was with this object in view that the performance of the play was decided on. An assignment of the parts in the customary manner, however, would defeat this aim. A few men would monopolize the important roles, and the rest would have so little to do that their parts would be of but little profit to them. By the plan of distribution that is adopted, this objection is as far as possible done away with. The strongest cast is not brought out in this...