Word: shortly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...short stories in the number are too ambitious in going beyond the real field of undergraduate fiction, which is undergraduate fiction, which is undergraduate life. The first story in the present number, "Dalton's Awakening," deals with emotions and situations utterly beyond the scope of the author. No amount of "realistic" phrasing can cover the gaping breaks in the plot. The greatest philosophers and moralists have wrangled over the problem upon which this story is based, and the solution given here besides being inadequate, is morbid. The effect left by the story is one of mawkish sentiment...
...Regnier was born Dec. 8, 1864, at Honfleur, near Havre. His first poems, published in 1885 and 1886 were in two volumes, "Les Lendemains" and "Apaisement." These attracted little attention, but a collection of sonnets entitled "Sites," published in 1887, brought him great success. In addition to many short poems, which have been collected in three volumes, and published as "Premiers Poemes," "Poemes," and "Les Jeux Rustiques et Divius," he has written some prose in the form of short stories, and contributes regularly to the "Revue des Deux Mondes" and other periodicals...
...track team resumed work last week after a short rest during the mid-year period. The men are still working in the four squads every day, and as many as possible are being urged to enter in the various indoor meetings held by neighboring clubs...
...evening, however, was the singing of Miss Aagot Lunde, a mezzo-soprano of remarkably sympathetic voice. In her selections from Grieg, she showed great power of adaptation--first, in "The Autumn Gale," full of action, but with the dreariness of the Norwegian minor; then in Eet Syn, a short, vivacious snatch of song; and finally in Solweig's Cradle Song, deeper in quality with a peculiar languishing movement...
...President further states that "within a time comparatively short the majority of those who enter the Freshman class will come to College with the purpose of completing the requirements for the degree in three years. The movement will be promoted by the opposition of the Law Faculty to the admission to that School of College Seniors who have not absolutely completed their studies for the A.B. degree...