Word: art
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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After a competition which has lasted more than eight weeks, the 1917 Red Book Committee has elected eighteen men to its editorial staff. Following is the complete Board: Editor-in-chief--Francis Higginson Cabot, Jr., of New York, N. Y.; Art--Robert Strony Cook, of Canandaigua, N. Y., (chairman), Earle Henry Bean, of Melrose; Charles Allerton Coolidge, Jr., of Boston; Harold Lewis Dayton, of Cambridge, and Howard Henderson, of Hingham; Cuts and Photographs--Ernest Paul Bogle, of White River Junction, Vt., (chairman), Webster Sanderson Blanchard, of West Acton; Mordaunt Verne Turner, of Denver, Colo.; Copy and Registration, Lawrence Manuel Lombard...
That surprising evolutions in the art of music are still possible is periodically being proved. A decade ago, Wagner's principles were at last university accepted as the final musical laws on which the composers of the next century or so would base their compositions. Then Strauss began to develop them, instead of respecting them. That was nearly permissible; but then the French produced another type of music that was primarily instinctive, rather than logical. With difficulty the public began to appreciate and now Debussy is a "best-seller...
...many attractions have been booked that the committee has been pressed for exhibition space. "Pu-Pu-La," the much-talked-of celebrity, recently imported from Brockton, is expected to furnish the lion's share of amusement in the art of dodging. Crowds of strong men, however, will gather around the striking machine and the wheel of fortune. A cane board will be provided for the bolder members of the class. Much credit must be given the committee for securing a game especially invented for the occasion called "the tub and ball contest." For genuine fun, there will be nothing...
...April issue of the Harvard Illustrated Magazine the table of contents embraces a wide range of subjects written by men who clearly are qualified for their tasks. To some at least it will seem a pity to rob the art department of its blackboard by printing a photograph on the cover, but possibly this was done merely in the nature of an experiment...
...individuality and style of Erie Satie, in which we recognize the facile pen of Mr. Damon, certainly proves that the Harvard enthusiast is "right up with the times." The number includes the usual book reviews, Harvard Happenings, and customary items and bon-mots from the world of art and music. A few blemishes in printing mar the general effect but on the whole the continued high standard of the magazine is worthy of praise and encouragement...