Word: gooding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...adverse criticism of this Lampoon will be that too much of its ample space is taken up with the reforming of the bad points of our dear enemy. Ridicule of our enemies has inevitably a sting which is absent from ridicule of ourselves. But it is all meant in good part, as simple fun, and after all, the puns and the really amusing illustrations that interrupt the sarcasm make it, as was intended, innocuous. The man who buys this number of the Lampoon, gets a great deal for his money, in space and in humor...
...Pell plays a more conservative game than Niles. His judgement is good, he is cool, and has any amount of endurance. His service is not as difficult to return as Niles's, but his overhead work is better. His forehand drive is his most reliable stroke. His volleying is consistent, and he is a good match player...
...length of time, with the exception of Gardner, who has had very little tournament play. Niles has followed the tennis circuit more or less, and has played in more tournaments than the others. This experience has made him the best tactician. Niles uses the twist service entirely and to good advantage, although in a long match it tires him to such an extent that it weakness his game. All his strokes are hard and fast. He is extremely brilliant, but equally erratic. His best position is at the net, and his reach allows him to cover a great deal...
...Harvard's memory. There is also placed here, a collection of books duplicating, so far as possible, those which Harvard bequeathed to the infant College and which were burnt in the fire of 1764. The collection is by no means complete, but it is sufficiently extensive to give a good idea of the character of the library owned by the young Puritan clergyman. In looking at these books, which are now old and dilapidated, it must be borne in mind that the greater part of them were recently published works in Harvard's time, and that his library, while containing...
...weakest grounds for appeal and are most persistent in their demands. In fact, they exaggerate their importance to such a degree that it is difficult to rate them at their true value. As a rule these men realize the insignificance of their claims, but hope to impose upon the good nature of the authorities...