Word: latter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...combination of brevity and unity in the short story is its greatest charm. Every work of fiction depends for its success on its characters, its plot, or its action and circumstances. In character delineation alone there are many differences between the novel and the short story. While in the latter a character must catch the eye at once, in a novel a commonplace character can be tolerated for a time, because of the greater opportunity for its final development...
...supplement to the Alumni Weekly published recently, announces several very important lectures to be given before the university during the midwinter. Among others, Hon. Whitelaw Reid will deliver a lecture in the latter part of February on some topic connected with literature. In the Dwight Hall lectures Mrs. Ballington Booth of the Salvation Army and Mr. Booker T. Washington will speak. Professor Dyee of Oxford, England, is announced for an important address before the Archaeological Institute...
...Carl Emmerich. She acted naturally and with a fine interpretation of her part. The acting of Miss Marie Eisenhut, as Franziska was also of a high character although her part was. perhaps, a little less difficult. The women of the cast were better than the men, but the latter merit a great deal of praise, especially Mr. Kierschner and Mr. Ottbert. The whole performance was decidedly creditable, and Mr. Conried deserves great commendation for its production...
...been approached, on the subject. Recently, however, he has been notified of the intention of the students and has promised to sit for the portrait. Mr. Sargent is now in London and Major Higginson will probably have the portrait painted their as he is going abroad in the latter part of March or the beginning of April. The committee is now canvassing the dormitories for cash subscriptions, and circulars will soon be sent to non-resident students. It is hoped that the amount raised will be sufficient for the portrait and also for a large Harvard shield...
...specimens arises from the fact that most of them have passed through the hands of the late Professor Lesguerenux, who has been called the Nestor of Palacobotany in this country. Tweleve geologic llorizons are represented, the largest number of specimens being of the Carboniferous. Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. This latter gorup is chiefly made up of types from the collection of Heer, the eminent Swss pa aeontologist. Other specimens have been purchased with a portion of the Lee fund, among them a sereis of forty six choice slides of carboniferous plants, for microscopic study, prepared by Mr. Lomax, of Bolton...