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Wilson and the trustees are being pulled in onedirection by such views, but must also grapplewith alumnae who are uncomfortable tampering withtradition...
Where the strength of Kavanagh's style is most evident in its ability to grapplewith this ambiguity--to name duplicity withsharp-shooter accuracy that gives weight to eachside and validity to contradiction. Refined by avocabulary that sends the reader scurrying for thedictionary both in attempt to reacquaint herselfwith nautical anatomy and with words of ratherstartling specificity, Gaff Topsails is notalways an easy book to read. Although Kavanagh'sintimate knowledge makes for description asaccurate and illuminating as his vocabulary,imbuing this description with creative imaginationdemands a heavy toll in effort. There is a chapterdevoted exclusively to the geological history ofthe Newfoundland...
Indeed, his associates say Spence has created anew group of faculty insiders to help him grapplewith what he saw as the most pressing need of hisfirst few years: How to gather all the informationneeded to reassess the Faculty's direction...
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