Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Sonnets", too, full of fancy as they are, defy a close search for the meaning. "Sas Agapo", by Mr. Reinhard, is clear enough, on the other hand, but a little thin. The best poem in the number is Mr. Thayer's "Portrait", full of imagination and music, but better yet, full of a real tenderness and awe that make one forget the "ivory glee" of the lady's smile, and certain stumbling lines...
...institutions attractive and so to increase their memberships. Undoubtedly in recent years the conditions at Memorial Hall have been, greatly ameliorated, and this improvement has found expression in augmented membership. The University Dining Council, which is composed in the majority, of students, has been instrumental in bringing about better conditions, and so far as introducing changes from the point of view and for the satisfaction of the student body is concerned, the Council has more than justified its existence...
...whole the team is well fitted to enter upon this series. The showing made on the Southern trip has been more than maintained, and the evident need for better fielding has been in a large measure remedied, while tile good stick work has been improved, if anything, by an ability to place the hits where they would do the most good. The defeat at the hands of Colby came on the only day when there was a slump in both the fielding and batting departments. Up to that time when the fielding was poor the work at bat more than...
...current issue of the Advocate appear two thoughtful bits of essay, some stories and verse, little better than mediocre, and a flourish of well-turned play reviewing. The array is by no means despicable. One hopes, however, with the editors, that the three months' Tri-collegiate Competition proposed for next year, will aid in raising the standard of contributions...
...tennis courts on Soldiers Field have been put in condition and are ready for play. As a number of the Jarvis Field courts are reserved for University and Freshman tennis team trials, men not playing such matches will have a better chance to play at Soldiers Field than on the other courts...