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...Though a critic, he was ever impatient of those who use criticism as a substitute for the reading of the classics, and it is the glory of his criticism that he kept it ever an open door to the knowledge of literary masterpieces at first hand. He was a master of trenchant phraseology, but he never permitted epigram to degenerate into verbal trickery. Keenly satirical, he was in tolerant only of hypocrisy and the wealth of kindliness that lay behind the satire made him able to rebuke without bitterness. There was in his genius something of that universality which marks...
...Master and Friend...
...School of Architecture of Harvard University has been a graduate school since 1906, and therefore the regular students, candidates for the degree of Master in Architecture, must have a bachelor's degree from a college or technical school of recognized standard. The change from undergraduate to graduate instruction was made because of the feeling in the profession that as many architects as possible should have a liberal cultural training preceding their professional studies. Harvard was the first school established on this graduate basis, and it has been the only one until recently. Some other architectural schools have recognized the same...
...entering the Harvard School with a bachelor of arts degree, but with no professional preparatory studies whatever, usually require about three years devoted entirely to professional study to obtain the degree of Master in Architecture. Men going through Harvard College and planning to enter the school later, and usually advised to take some preparatory professional work which counts for the A. B. degree, and such men thereby can shorten the time in the school to about two years. Men who have a bachelor's degree in Architecture from other technical schools can usually obtain the master's degree in from...
...productions. One of the finishing details of the play was added by Leonora Bradley, who acted the part of Mrs. Semple, the motherly old nurse, with unusual ability. Florence Burroughs as Miss Pritchard, the kindhearted old maid who is instrumental in bringing happiness to Judy, was a distinct success. Master Abbott contributed one of the finest bits of comedy as Freddie Perkins, the mischievous youngster at the orphan home. Forced and unnatural acting on the part of other children and Mrs. Lippett, the matron of the home, marred the first...