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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...something of a surprise to find Mr. Bradford apparently changing his method of attack. His previous work, "Damaged Souls," for instance, has dealt largely with people as such and left their life-work and their historical significance to someone else. It may be that this apparent change only reflects the discovery the writer made: namely, that there is very little to Darwin outside his scientific pursuits. He depicts a marvellous scientific machine with human attributes. Time and again, he attempts to draw some picture of what the man was like, what his family thought of him, how he disciplined...
...Gorman hints that his book may cause "various Longfellow disciples" to take umbrage. "Longfellow disciples," if such there be, are not likely to be disturbed by a repetition of what has often been said before. Others, not "disciples," but familiar with Longfellow's life and writing may find the pages of this biography dull, since they offer neither new facts nor a very original interpretation of the old ones. Nor does the form and style of the book seem to add to its interest. There are, to be sure, pen sketches of the externals of the poet's world, which...
Today there are few who can find Longfellow as interesting as Emerson. Possibly if Longfellow had revealed himself as completely anywhere as Emerson did in the Journals, and could have as wise and sympathetic an editor of his own words as Emerson has found in Mr. Perry, the case might be different. But dissimilar as their subjects are, and unequal as are their merits, these two books make very clear that there was more than one sort of American in the days of Victoria, and more than one exponent of the varied ideas of the period. This is worth while...
...CRIMSON cannot but regret this latest action on the part of the Law School authorities. A system of compulsory attendance, compulsory preparation for classes, compulsory extra-curricular work, enforced by the sanction of expulsion, has been recognized to be unsuitable for undergraduate education. Certainly, it can find no proper sphere of application in a graduate, and above all, in a professional school. It is hoped that the recent incident is merely a temporary lapse and does not mark a new departure in Law School policy...
...sorts of court terms apply to the stage so that for a moment he seems to have said something. Continuing the comparison, he comes to the conclusion that there should be a national contest to determine the best actor or actors as well as a national tournament to find the best tennis player...