Word: familiarize
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...music is of the Viennese type, with which we are now somewhat over-familiar, although some of the songs have a degree of piquancy that is really refreshing. Of course there was a waltz about "roses", and as the people left the theatre whistling it, they appeared to have spent a pleasant evening...
Preparatory to such an occasion it would be very simple to get a man familiar with the opera in question to give a short talk with selections of the music. This would enable the men to understand and appreciate the pierce far more than if they went to it with no previous familiarity. If several organizations undertook such a plan, it might be possible that a Harvard delegation should be at the Opera House once a week or more often. Preparatory lectures could be given under different auspices before each opera but open to all. By securing a number...
...from the CRIMSON to preach a sermon; the speakers tonight will emphasize the religious side of Appleton's influence. What we wish to point out here is that every man owes it to himself at least to become familiar with his opportunities; and under such a name we place Appleton Chapel. Whether the individual wants to grasp this opportunity, he can decide for himself after the has heard the President and the other speakers. But let no man be so narrow as to refuse to listen...
...unusual interest attaches to Professor Copeland's reading in the Union this evening. It may be called Harvard's only recognition of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, with whose amiable characters nearly all of us are familiar. In New York a committee of which T. Roosevelt '80 is chairman, last night gave a banquet at which the best known writers of the country paid tribute to the author of "Pickwick". This evening the same committee will organize a mass meeting where Dr. Van Dyke, H. W. Mabie, and William Watson, of London, will speak. Were...
...those who recently heard Professor Bliss Perry's brilliant lecture on "Dickens", in Comparative Literature 12, or to those who are already familiar with the inimitable Dick Swiveller, the Artful Dodger, Mr. Pecksniff, with his air of injured innocence, Miss Sarah Gamp or her omnipresent friend Mrs. Harris, little urging to hear Professor Copeland need be given. To those unacquainted with some of the most familiar and lovable characters in fiction, the reading this evening offers a rare opportunity in this land of plenty...