Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...France during the last ten years. Zola has betrayed Truth; he has made up his mind to depict human nature as ugly, and accordingly all classes fail to recognize themselves as he depicts them. In defence of this pessimistic attitude of Zola, the reply should be that one cannot expect an artist to paint things as they really are; but to paint things as he sees them. Zola is in this an artist, his novels have qualities which are all artistic; they are well planned and therefore classical; he is classic in the delineation of his characters, which...
...Senior hockey team will play Andover this afternoon at Andover. As the Freshmen were defeated by Andover a week ago by the score of 4 to 0, the Seniors expect a hard game. The lineup will be: HARVARD 1902. ANDOVER. Cook, f. f., Hodge. Metcalf, f. f., Alworth. Chaffee, f. f., Dousman. Burgess, f. f., O'Brien. O'Connell, c.p. c.p., P. L. Reed. Stevenson, p. p., Silleck. Peirce, g. g., Heckscher...
...unsatisfactory feature of this period lay in the fact that the Harvard team did not do as well in its final game as its previous record would justify people to expect. The team after an almost unbroken record of excellent play, would come to their final game and disappoint their adherents. On the whole, the system may be said to have proved itself a distinct step in advance of the previous system, but it also showed that something was lacking which should be supplied before Harvard realized the fullest results from their system...
...year of 1900-01 was a repetition of the preceding one in every respect, even so far as the result of the race. However, the crew was a good one, and only lost after a close fight because Yale had a better one. It is unreasonable to expect to win always, but it is not unreasonable to expect that the University crew shall be a good one always. The present system certainly fills the requirements as nothing else ever did, for it allows a great many men to row who never used to have a chance, but who not infrequently...
...Student Volunteer Committee will hold its regular December clothing collection on Friday, December 6. The dormitories will be canvassed from 2 to 3 and from 7 to 8 o'clock, when men are urged to have in readiness any clothing, in condition to be serviceable, which they expect to use no longer. The clothes are distributed by discreet and responsible charitable agencies among the poor of Boston and vicinity. Any clothing in condition to be still useful will be most acceptable...