Word: crime
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Kraniche des Ibykus," Ibykus, a Greek poet, is murdered while on his way from Rhegium to the games at Corinth, a swarm of cranes being the only witnesses to the crime. When the body is found the people clamor for revenge and are called together to determine the murderers. The perpetrator of the crime is among those present. Just as he is reminded of his deed by the avenging song of the Furies, the cranes fly overhead. Surprised, the slayer betrays himself by exclaiming to his accomplice, "See there Timotheus; behold the cranes of Ibykus...
...hint that there was favoritism. Investigation will show that the complaints about other instances are equally unfounded. Bad judgment may lose a football game and may be taken as evidence that a man is not fitted to be head coach of an eleven, but it is not a crime...
...Christmas number of the Advocate contains, besides the editorials, five stories and a poem. "A Crime in the Barrens, "by R. W. Child '03, is an interesting piece of description, dressing out a very mediocre plot. "The Twentieth Man," by G. C. Lincoln '05, is an account of club politics in a Southern college. The narrative is well told, although the scenes depicted seem slightly unnatural. "Pardners," by L. W., although only a short sketch, is the best written article in the magazine. It is clearly told and full of local color, "Rattles Romance," by "Burre," and "Number-Stoughton...
...Greek and Latin there are two prizes of fifty dollars each offered to undergraduates. One is for a translation into Attic Greek of the passage in Scott's novel. The Talisman, chapter XII, from the beginning of the chapter to the words "Every minute that thou tarriest is a crime against thy allegiance." The other is offered for a translation into Latin of the passage in Webster's reply to Hayne beginning "And now, Mr. President, let me run the honorable gentleman's doctrine a little into its practical application" to the end of the speech...
...believe that the object of law is to secure certain effects, not the observance of certain forms, and the desired effects will be better secured by the judicious enforcement of the law than by strict enforcement, as was strikingly shown by the Society for the Prevention of Crime in Buffalo...