Word: madness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...separation between man and man socially is greater than in other parts of the country, and whatever hinders the approach of one man's heart to another's, tends to retard Christian civilization. A second tendency which adds to the difficulty of problems in the East is the mad rush of city life which is more acute here than in the West. A third problem, one which has grown up within the last twenty years, is the class of young men, the sons of those who have made their own large fortunes. Young, educated, the masters of wealth and leisure...
...Chinese cook who artistically stabs a man between sips of tea, is well described by W. F. Boericke, under the title of "Wing." "A Sea Change," is interesting on account of its land-lubber usage of yachting terms, and occasionally provokes a smile in spite of its crude treatment. "Mad Antony's Wives," by R. W. Beach, a sad tale of life behind the footlights, shows a good deal of observation. All the elements of the genuine college story are combined in "The Crisis," the sport, the grind and the girl. They meet, act with customary heroism, and we must...
Programme: Schumann, Overture, "Genoveva"; Mozart, Aria, "II Seraglio"; Edward Elgar, Overture, "Cockaigne" (In London Town); A. Thomas, Aria, Mad Scene from Hamlet; Brahms, Symphony...
...first and second graded crews from the Weld raced over the 1 7-8 miles course down stream yesterday afternoon. The first crew gave the second nearly four lengths start and at the finish had mad up a little over three lengths. Both crews rowed well. The chief difficulty in the first seems to be a lack of leg drive at the finish of the stroke and too slow body movement. In this last respect the second was better than the first; they got their weight on better, but their blade work was very ragged. The blade work...