Word: fitful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fragile, then realizes that in reality Elinor Wylie's work would be robust were it only in consideration of her technical perfection. I like to think of her now in an old Connecticut house, surrounded by the demands of several children, yet creating quite calmly and steadily a manuscript fit to be traced upon vellum and illuminated by monks in cloisters, something rich, rare and only very gently indecorous...
...American drama would benefit considerably if some one would offer a new prize, to be awarded to the first playwright who shall treat college life in a manner convincing to college men. Until some such incentive is offered, the theatrical university and its students will continue to fit the conception of the average American moron...
...case of water on the knee and was forced to go to the Infirmary. He was released this morning but is walking on crutches and it is practically certain that he will be unable to resume his position against Princeton and extremely doubtful whether he will be fit for the Harvard game. Bingham's absence will handicap Yale all the more because Princeton's greatest attack is on end runs...
...players who occupied the bench on Saturday will be all right by the end of the week. Zarakov and Maher both could have been used against Princeton in the coaches had seen fit. Cheek, on the other hand, still remains an unknown quantity. Some say he will see action against Brown at the end of the week; others that he is out for the rest of the year. He was in the Stadium watching practice yesterday, but unable to don a uniform...
...been more perplexing to lawyers, trial judges and appellate courts than the "sage inconsistencies of the rules of, evidence." It is familiar law that confessions given under duress are not admissible. A confession must be voluntary, without fear of punishment or hope of reward. The problem is to fit particular cases to these general principles. The decision in this case should be a valuable guide in this difficult matter. The appeal was argued before the Supreme Court by James B. Shea on a brief signed by John W. Davis when he was a member of Stetson, Jennings, Russell & Davis...