Word: findings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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More practical thinkers finished their scrutiny of Cedar Island Lodge's piscatorial specifications and passed on to other matters. For example, would Mrs. Coolidge find it comfortable...
...Such a find by Professor Morison or whoever it was that discovered this important biographical material--is one of the most rewarding and important tasks of historians and biographers. If every Harvard President could have left such self-revealing notes, to be found by the writers of Harvard's history, that historian's task would be even more thrilling than it is. The biographer of President Eliot--Henry James '99--may welcome the discovery; and future biographers of present and future presidents may look long through "miscellaneous papers in Widener" for pencilled notes of lectures. But few of such notes...
...short-story, "Children in Twilight," is excellent. The author, Otto E. Schoen-Rene, has produced a work of distinct literary merit, particularly his passages of pure description. It is a rare, thing to find "atmosphere" handled with so much skill that it does not appear to be obvious "literary effort." In addition to this story, is another very acceptable one by George C. Heck, Jr. One might wish that he had not ended it quite so abruptly, but it is, nevertheless, a very enjoyable tale. A delightful bit of nonsense, "The Ring and the Booklet" by Philip Nicholas...
...forces have taken during the last few clashes has caused Coach F. G. Mitchell to try out several different combinations in an attempt to build up a more powerful offensive. The left and right field assignments have been quite undecided of late, and tomorrow's game will most probably find two newcomers to these parts on the field. E. R. Todd '29, a regular on the second University team who was recently promoted to the field squad, is likely to alternate with A. G. Whitney '29 in the left field region, usually covered by W. S. Hardier...
...closing innings the Crimson hitters began to find the offerings of the Holy Cross southpaw and straighten them out for solid hits where before they had dribbled feebly to the infield. There were two men on base, none out, and trembling hesitancy in the Holy Cross stands in the ninth when A. G. Whitney '29 lashing a screaming line drive to deep left center. Captain Savage, who was Harvard's Jonah for the day, appeared from nowhere and speared the ball backhanded with his gloved hand. Cutts followed with a double, but the next two batters died. R. C. Sullivan...