Word: climax
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Perhaps the most entertaining is "The Heeler" by R. W. Child '03 a humor us tale with an effective climax told after the manner of Mark Twain in some of his recent writings...
...Tillinghast, Stroke Oar" has the atmosphere of the Charles River and contains some decidedly good characterization as well as charact ristic dialogue. The climax is a bit drawn out, but, the story as a whole is cleverly told...
...Sixth Year" by R. T. Hale, is forced and the writer fails to manage his climax when he has reached...
Both editorials are very readable, the extravagant exposition of the manner of obtaining Pennsylvania game seats being particularly amusing. "Jack Tyler's Father," is a football story which contains much human nature but lacks the force of a climax or an effective catastrophe. The best drawing of the number is the centrepiece--"Puzzle: Find the man who vows he will never take another girl to a game"--a clever illustration of a situation decidedly within the range of possibility. A black and white poster effect by R. Edwards '01 and an illustration in wash on the first page are also...
...second scene is laid at the vaudeville, and the last scene is the trial, which makes a fitting climax to the play...