Word: characterized
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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The University of Skaguay, Alaska, which opened October 1, is the first institution of its kind in the northwest. The course offered is a short one of a general literary character, although a large mining school will probably be added student to the degree of Master of Science in engineering...
...seeking to accomplish this, he makes frequent use of cheaply sentimental phrases. "A Junior Partner," by C. R. Saunders '01, is a character study in which a mood is described rather than suggested. "The Revelation," by W. Stevens sC., is a remarkable bit of work in which the characterization or plot, if it contains either, can be revealed only by prolonged study. "One Shall be Taken, The Other Left," by B. F. Bassett '97, is of the Fireside Companion order...
The most important contribution to the current number of the Advocate is an Irish dialect story, "A Village Paladin," by J. A. Graydon '01. After briefly picturing the town of Rosslea, on Fair Day, the writer describes the shop of Mickey Doonan, the village blacksmith, and then skilfully introduces upon...
Richness of local color characterizes the stories in the current number of the Advocate, which differs from the typical number in that it omits the usual long "leading" piece. It contains, instead, expanded daily themes, which, though they possess no literary merit, are interesting to undergraduates. In a story called "Pierre's Mountains," Richard Edwards '00 sketches the character of a Swiss boy and narrates his struggles to overcome love for home in order to follow attractions in Paris. Throughout the narrative, the writer has skillfully blended description and exposition. "At the Edge of the Moor," by Apthorp Gould Fuller...
Yesterday's matches were the most interesting that have as yet been played. In the first set of the Roche-Thomas match, Thomas frequently passed Roche by his long hard driving and clever back work. He was not able to keep up his game, however, and soon became erratic, with...