Word: chaucerian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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This year, the book will be dedicated to Mitchell Gratwick '22, and W. I. Nichols '26, assistant deans in charge of the Freshman Class who are resigning their posts this year. An innovation of this year's book will be the class history which is written in Chaucerian verse...
...feature of the volume this year will be the class history which has been written in Chaucerian style...
...immediate result as far as the undergraduate is concerned is that a proficiency in Anglo-Saxon and an interest in Pre-Chaucerian Literature is no longer regarded as indicative of a higher type of intelligence and entitled to a higher grading, and that an opportunity and encouragement is offered to those men whose interest is in Literature rather than in English Literature or in English Literature rather than in Anglo-Saxon and Linguistics. This will mean that in future only those students whose natural bent inclines them to the special field will elect that field, which is as it should...
...Boston Public Library, it seems, is to play the role of Rebecca. When some disciple of pure English, anxious to struggle out of the habit of saying "atta boy," telephones for help, it will draw forth from this well the correct equivalent in Chaucerian, Spencerian or Tennysonian diction. No longer will the proprietor of the esoteric den use "Shoppe" for "Shop"; on more can stenographers delude anyone into thinking that Sanskrit is good English; no more will street-car conductors be able to say "Watch yer step" instead of 'Take care of the drop" without meeting the haughty stare...
Pilgrimages. July, not the Chaucerian April, is the month of pilgrim- age for American Roman Catholics. Several hundred New Englanders are arranging to go to Lourdes and Rome under the auspices of the Holy Name Society. The Pope will give them audience...