Word: goodness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...means bad, but it needs editing. The lay sermon on "College Dilettantism" which opens the number is admirable in tone and content, but could have been made more effective with fewer words; and the editorials are clumsily written. In "Up from the Depths" Mr. David shows that he possesses good material, and as the story stands it gives one a vivid and gruesome picture of a mining accident. But as writing it has many faults. The short jerky sentences which might have been effective if used only for the climax of excitement become wearisome when used in paragraph after paragraph...
Elihu Root, "Lawyer, jurist, statesman, Secretary of War for four years and a half, now for two years Secretary of State, a diplomatist who represents not a dynasty, or a cabinet, but a people, an envoy of good faith and good will among the nations...
...moved from 6 in the boat, where he rowed last year and the year before, to number 4. He exchanged seats with Glass when this change was made. His two years on the University crew and a season on the 1907 Freshman eight have developed Bacon into a fairly good oarsman. He pulls hard and as captain has the confidence of all the other men in the boat. At times, however, his form becomes ragged...
...crew as a whole did not row as well as it has for the past few days. The men on the starboard side of the shell all pulled short at the finish of their stroke during the last half of the distance. Nevertheless the time was fairly good, despite the fact that the men rowed with a favoring wind and tide. They went the distance in 10 minutes and 30 seconds, and the last half-mile in 2 minutes and 43 seconds. Buxton was back at his seat at number 4, where Vogel was tried out yesterday...
...restaurant has been run for the good of the members and every effort has been made to make it both attractive and useful. As a result the deficit has been decreased by $2000. The scheme commenced a year ago of placing the membership dues on the term bills has been continued with increased success and has gone a long way towards solving the financial problem. At present there are 2173 active members--80 more than at this time a year ago. Of these active members 1958 had their dues charged on their term bills. There are 1061 graduate life members...