Word: graydon
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...best pieces in the current number of the Advocate are the stories, of which there are several well worth mentioning. "Ruth," by J. A. Graydon '01, is the third of a series of Irish folk tales, which the writer is contributing to the Advocate. The scene of the story is Rosselea, and the characters are a Catholic priest and a family of peasants. There is less plot and characterization in "Ruth," than in either of the two previous tales; but the story is clear, vigorous and wholesome. Two lovers quarrel and separate, but are again joined at a crisis...
...meeting of the Advocate Board last night J. A. Graydon '01 was elected a regular editor and B. D. Barker '01 regular business manager...
...loss of all the valuable guards of this season's team, and leaves none who have played in a steady or dependable manner this year. Hollingsworth, Barnard and Lee are all of about the same degree of mediocrity. Of the Freshman eleven, the only guard of promise is Graydon, who is a hard rusher and line-bucker...
...this year's Freshman eleven, the possibilities of Graydon and Stillman must be considered. Captain Baldwin will make a good quarterback, with a chance for the first eleven when Daly leaves. Nickerson, tackle, and Clark, end, are both promising players. Hersey is a good running halfback, but has little idea of team play. Kernan, substitute back, has great abilities as a punter, which could well be developed...
Very different from "Counterfeiting," is J. A. Graydon's delightful Irish dialect story, "In the Study." Throughout this yarn there is a great deal of characterization, and in the homely, wholesome sayings of Terry, an Irish peasant, there is much "horse sense." The theme of the story is, of course, love; but there is nothing commonplace in the way in which this very conventional subject is treated. The phrasing used is slightly precocious, but this--if anything--adds to the charm of the story. In style, "In the Study" is the equal of any story which has appeared...