Word: comical
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...communications from graduates regarding the Advocate, which we know that it has suppressed; or the answer to its recent attack on the Freshmen; or, beter, all three, to prove its statement that the communications which were not published "were either anonymous, or written in a childishly flippant and comic-supplement style." The undergraduate body should know fully whether or not such letters are "signed and more than persiflage." And the undergraduate body is entitled to know the truth about the Advocate affair, even after the long and almost successful effort of one editor of the CRIMSON to keep it dark...
...rule has been applied in the management of the communication department. Through out this year many letters have been received, most of which have been printed. Those which were not published were judged inadequate in that they were either anonymous, or written in a childishly flippant and comic-supplement style. Where a serious letter, keeping within the bounds of parliamentary decency was concerned, the CRIMSON has never refused to print the writer's statements, except in one case. Here an answer to this communication on the Freshman editorial was followed by an insulting note, and the original letter was, therefore...
...class president, and Burnham Lewis '20, the secretary-treasurer. Moving pictures will also have their place in the evening's entertainment. Six reels of film will be shown. In place of the "Mutt and Jeff" cartoon which was originally announced as a part of the program, a comic picture will be shown. The feature film will be one in which Douglas Fairbanks stars. Music by members of the Sophomore class will also be a part of the program. Refreshments and cigarettes will be provided as usual...
...male chorus which can actually sing, succeeds in getting across. There are no great beauties in staging, no splendid costuming. The humor, decidedly reminiscent, takes one back to good old antediluvian days and many of the lines which are presented to Mr. Frank Youlan, who upholds the comic muse, might well have been left out for all the mirth they provoked...
During the past few years Dr. Davison has been particularly active in the musical work of students at the University. He has coached and developed the Glee Club, the Chapel Choir, and numerous other musical organizations. The singing in the comic opera "Iolanthe," which was presented last December under the joint auspices of the University Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society, was under his direction...