Word: homers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...various schools and colleges as an example of English composition. As a protector of the language, Mother Advocate is well justified in varying her flights on Pegasus with a canter on old hack Parody. From the fifth century before Christ when "The Battle of the Frogs and Mice" lamphoned Homer, the parody has been a recognized form of literary criticism. It is as Leigh Hunt said, a positive compliment in recognizing the popularity of the work. But more appropriate to the case in hand it is excellent training for the apprentice writer. He must study the form and thought...
Although the University men had already defeated Coach Gaw's players at the end of the first frame, their big inning did not come till the fifth when they made six tallies, every man getting a chance to bat. Crockers homer, which brought in two of his team-mates occurred at this point in the contest. Crocker has been playing at center field in the place of L. A. Hallock '22, who has been out of the running since Friday's practice when he split a finger; and since that time the former has proved himself to be the heaviest...
...been made in the second Elms took his teammate's place and, till the seventh inning allowed only two University men to cross the plate. In its last two chances at bat, however, the Crimson attack could not be repulsed, and five more runs, one of them a homer by F. W. Crocker'22 came in. The Northeastern scoring occurred in a lump in the third when E. F. Goode '22, who started in the box for the University, temporarily weakened and let in four runs as a result of two hits and a pair of two-baggers. Otherwise Goode...
...ancient authors chosen for this purpose are Homer, Sophocies, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Horace and Virgil. The modern authors from which a student concentrating in the classics must make his selection are Dante, Cervantes, Chaucer, Milton, Moliere, and Goethe...
...student cannot be expected to cover all the fields of literature. He must chose some one field, or, in certain cases, two related fields. If his field is modern, he must extend its boundaries by a study of the important works of two of the following ancient authors: Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Horace, Virgil, Similarly, if the student's concentration is in the Classics, he must acquaint himself with two of the following modern authors: Dante, Cervantes, Chaucer, Milton, Moliere, Goethe. Furthermore, all students concentrating in the Divisions must show a knowledge of two works of literature which...