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...literary art which made Stevenson the leader in the romantic revival? "I loved the art of words and the appearances of life," he once wrote, and in this sentence is contained the answer to the question. He was peculiarly a word artist, a writer of surpassing skill in rhetorical effect. He "loved the appearances of men"; he had a keen zest for romantic adventure, a keen curiosity concerning the lives and characters of men, and, above all, a sensitive appreciation of the romantic in scenery and history. The one weakness in his work arose from the way in which...
...rule will go into effect at the beginning of the college year next September...
...Harvard meteorological stations in Peru have been closed, as a result of an order to cease operations, which went into effect on January 1. These stations, six in number, have been for the past eight years the basis of operations for the determination of the hitherto unknown weather conditions in the vicinity of the Andes Mountains. With the new data obtained, a comprehensive and accurate estimate may be now made of the climates of the world. As much as was portable of the apparatus has been carried to the branch observatory at Arequipa, near by, where some meteorological work will...
Honorable mentions have been awarded to "Roping Hay," number 16, by F. Bonnet, Jr., 2G.; "The Old Mill," 32, and "The Last of the Mohegans," 33, by Julian Burroughs '01; "Marine," 41, and "Towing Out," 45,--a sketchy bit in sepia effect,--by H. W. Eliot '02; "Boats on Italian Lake," 90, by J. A. O'Reilly '02; "A Little Puritan," 109, and "Portrait: Miss H.," 110, by Professor Charles R. Sanger; "A Deserted Camp," 121,--a snow scene in the spruce woods,--by R. W. Shapleigh '02; and "On a City Yard," 145,--a picturesque pin-hole study...
...exhibition are shown by W. Babcock Swift '01, but were not entered in the competition. Of these, number 134, an enlargement entitled "In green pastures and by the still waters," is an English scene, showing two calves drinking from a pool beneath a spreading tree. A twilight effect pervades the picture. "The Frog Pond," 139, is another English scene, of unusual merit. "A Country Bridge," 138, "The Trout Brook," 142, and a portrait of John the Orangeman, 140, are worthy of special notice...