Word: offing
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Probably the best thing in the paper, however, is "A Song for Autumn" by R. M. Green. It is a delicate bit of verse and so musical as to suggest Tennyson,-particularly the songs in "The Princess."
"The Genius of Stephen Crane" by G. H. Montague is another critical writing. Though in the main appreciating Crane's genius as a writer of vivid war stories, it attacks his work in general on the ground that skeptical realism held him down to too narrow limitations.
The editorials comment favorably on the H. A. A. ticket system adopted this year. It is also suggested that the price of admission to the football games be raised in order to shut out those who have made themselves objectionable at the games by "hooting and jeering cheaper than what...
Several astronomers have predicted a shower of Leonids for tonight or Thursday morning similar in magnitude to the great showers of 1833 and 1866. Last year, however, the expected shower was a disappointment and doubts are entertained by many as to the actual appearance of the Leonids this year. The...
Board of Overseers. Special Meeting at No. 50 State street, Boston, 11 a. m.