Word: awkward
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...plot is very complicated, the action centering around Valerio, a young fellow who "longs to swagger." He gets himself into many awkward situations, is secretly married, has a fight with bailiffs, is arrested, and makes a fool of himself because he is unable to curb his inordinate vanity. At the instigation of the villian Rynaldo, Fortunio and Valerio attempt to defraud their fathers. The denouement is most amusing and unexpected...
...freshman crew have been out in force during the week, thus giving Coach Stevenson a good chance to look the men over. Many of the crews are naturally awkward and unsteady; but the first two showed up well yesterday both in form and endurance. No cut has been made...
...Tinckom-Fernandez has completely spoiled an otherwise unobjectionable transcript of the vivid and irrational impressions of port after long days at sea, by an awkward exit in a temporizing last paragraph. As a result, the whole article has the air of not knowing what to do with its hands. Mr. MacVeagh's "The Young God's Holiday" is a true and graceful allegory, well told, phrased and staged...
...November is a distinctly creditable number. In the opening article on "Cross-Country Running at Harvard," M. S. Crosby points out the advantages of this democratic sport and deplores the fact that in the past comparatively few men have participated in it. With the exception of a few awkward sentences, the language is clear and to the point. L. Grandgent's essay, "The Noble Instinct," is a skillful arraignment of the twentieth century huntsmen, without being controversial in form. It would be difficult to disprove the arguments, though more might be said in favor of the hunter. The style...
...believe that much organized and "pumped" cheering is necessary or desirable, especially during the progress of a baseball game or track meet, we do feel that regular singing by a large crowd of undergraduates creates good feeling and helps to fill in what would otherwise prove awkward pauses in the sport. But to be effective and to compare favorably with the other colleges, our songs should be well rehearsed and to furnish this necessary practice is one of the principal objects of the meeting tonight. The members of the teams are required to practice daily, and it seems...