Word: authorize
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...lettering of the title in gold. Mr. Sargent was a graduate of Harvard in the class of 1830 and was at the time and has been ever since a very dear friend of Oliver Wendell Homes who has written a brief introduction for the book. The qualities of the author, as reflected in his book, cannot be better described than in Dr. Holmes' own words...
...Does a comparison of the work of Shakspere and of Marlowe up to 1593 warrant the conclusion that in a young author versatility is a more promising trait than originality...
...discussion of the evils which necessarily come to Harvard as it changes from a college to a university, the chief of which is the loss of class feeling and fellowship among the students. This is of course inevitable as classes increase so fast in numbers, but the author suggests that "nuclei of the quasi corporations needed for the functions once discharged by classes at Harvard may possibly be found in certain of the college societies, those consisting of students who come here to work and not to dawdle." Professor Moore contributes "The Study of the Fine Arts in Universities...
...prettily worded. "Gamblers" by Louis How is an impossible story but is nevertheless interesting. A sonnet by J. M. is excellent. H. B. Eddy contributes an ambitious poem, "The Kingdom," which is more successful than his last attempt. "The Jealousy of Carlos" by A. S. Pier is, like the author's previous articles, short and very well done. D. H. Morris gives us a very happy little story in "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction." The College Kodaks are much below the standard. "Bloody Monday Night" by H. B. Eddy has some feeling. "The Doctrine of Selfishness" by H. H. Chamberlin...
...coming of Lafayette," an interesting historical article showing us how much we owe to Silas Deane for the coming of Lafayette to America. A. L. Perry has an article "Protection," giving a very good idea of the protective system. J. P. Pollad the young Chicago writer, is the author of the short story of the number "The Convict Who Escaped." It is rather a striking story. "Andy Rick's Handy Tricks," another short story written by L. K. Meekins, one of the editors of the Baltimore American. The poetry of the number is very good, the best being "After...