Word: high
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...former years would hardly give them credit for even an ounce of real dramatic ability, no matter how prejudiced he was because of their physical charm. But they prove the mistake of such an opinion in their work of osculation and keeping certain men guessing. Surely such things rank high among feminine arts. And when the Dolly Sisters dance, the last word has been said in Terpsichorean accomplishments. "Oh, how they dance." Yes, the old and rheumatic must admit that a trip to Ye Wilbur is now worth while...
...Bacon and Mr. Rogers also deserve great credit for their work with pen and brush. The Lampoon has always had a high artistic standard. This reached the height of its glory in the Yale Game number for 1915, and the present board, if given time, could doubtless produce something to excel or even surpass that production...
...individual championship in the tourney was won by T. P. Jeter, captain of the Navy team, who finished the meet with only one reverse. E. R. Gay '19, whose fencing throughout was of a high order, was the only contestant who succeeded in defeating...
...poetry in the current number of the Advocate, as in other numbers of both the Advocate and Monthly I have seen this year, seems to me of remarkably high quality, even for undergraduate verse which, in the bulk, has always been the best written in this country. Mr. Norris and Mr. Hillyer easily take the lead with their contributions in the present list. Of the two, Mr. Norris, in "An Apple," strikes the more modern note. Here, as elsewhere in his work, he displays much of that "witty delicacy" which so many of the younger English poets today have derived...
...captain is more than a good player. He is personally a man whom other men would willingly follow. That is a rare quality, and high praise. Perhaps the highest praise would be to say that he is a worthy successor to that captain who led Harvard through a season of brilliant victory, and through a no less honorable one of scanty defeat. Our teams have had throughout their history notable captains. George Percy is worthy of the tradition...