Word: mannering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...first system for which renovation of some sort is desirable is the manner with which Faculty advisers guide freshmen at the outset of their undergraduate careers. I should say, rather, fall to guide. There seems to be an idea that the freshman year, with its full quota of prescribed courses, is rather a waste anyway and is not deserving of serious attention. The advisers, consequently, explain as briefly as possible the methods of distribution and concentration, fill up the freshman's cards with all the elementary courses it will hold, and dismiss the young man with the conviction...
...student council was the division in the student body that it recommended. After the second year, under the proffered plan, men who choose to elect honors will receive a distinctive degree, and be differentiated in privilege and work from those who prefer to complete their studies in the usual manner. This suggested discrimination is a direct result of the finding that the majority of the undergraduates, gentlemen but not scholars, neither desire, nor are capable of any great scholastic accomplishment, that their study shares their interest with a number of legitimate pursuits, and that it is but just to free...
...chins but not old enough to vote." Mr. Barrett is perhaps one of the first to proclaim publicly the fact, for fact it is. Hemingway and his imitators--he is probably the most imitated author now living--have succeeded in glorifying the seamy side of life in such a manner that it appears far more enticing than any other aspect. The present Younger Generation is working much harder to maintain its reputation than that Younger Generation which immediately followed the war. The task then was simpler: it was a matter of romance and was spontaneous. Now there are standards...
...theatre notes and book reviews are handled in a pleasing and capable manner. The theatre notes deserve particular praise. Mr. Page is following in admirable style the high standards set by his predecessor in this department...
...production such as the current one at the Shubert, it makes one wonder how the average musical comedy can be stomached. For right in the score of "The Mikado" there is tunefulness enough, fun enough for anyone. When these are nicely manicured and exhibited in the typical Winthrop Ames manner, they form an extremely rare sort of entertainment...