Word: gentlemanly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Leandre is in love with Isabelle, the daughter of Chicaneau, a gentleman who is also found of law-suits. To win Isabelle, Leandre plays a trick on Chicaneau through which the latter is made to sign a marriage contract believing it to be a deposition of apology. Finally Dandin takes a liking to Isabelle, and declares that she shall marry his son in spite of Chicaneau's objections. The marriage takes place, and Chicaneau threatens to bring another law-suit against Dandin...
...gift of twinkling humor which enabled him to enter deeply into the lives of all the students. Henry Wadsworth Long fellow, just rising to fame, was then an instructor, whom the students loved as a man of great sweetness of nature, of most universal culture, and a most thorough gentleman. Josiah Quincy, the President of the College, was a man of the greatest public gifts. He was remarkably eloquent and so broadminded that he made all the students feel he was one of them...
...Advocate are interesting and well written; there is very little verse, and it is not especially good. "The Major's Hallowe'en," by F. M. Class, is an effective story, giving, in spite of inaccuracies in dialect and description, a sympathetic character sketch of the "old school" southern gentleman. "One of the Crowd," by Richard Inglis, is another character sketch: it seems a little improbable and is not vivid. "Tramping with a Botanist;" describes and mildly caricatures, with a good deal of humor, the adventures and character of an exploring botanist. "The March Inland," by Albert de Roode, written...
...given the Athletic Committee serious embarassment this spring ought to be better understood by the students generally, in order to serve as a warning in the future. One of the students, with two others not belonging to the University, accepted an invitation to stay several weeks with a gentleman who was running a hotel in the White Mountains. There was no understanding that these young men were to play ball, but while at the hotel they did play three games on a scrub nine made up of boarders, bell-boys and visitors. The nine was not organized...
...cast for this year's Delta Upsilon play, "The Elder Brother," has been announced as follows: Louis, a Lord, L. S. Jackson '01 Miramont, a gentleman, S. B. Hall '03 Brisac, a Justice, brother to Miramont, H. C. DeLong '03 Charles, a scholar, J. H. Holmes '02 Eustace, a courtier, C.F.C. Arensberg '01 (Sons to Brisac.) Andrew, servant to Charles, J. G. Brackett '01 Angelina, daughter to Louis...