Word: mannerisms
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...elemental human terms, always terrible, sometimes humorous, not always heroic, is seen in this story of adventure in the war zone." Such is the manner in which "Roadside Glimpses of the Great War," a new book by Arthur Sweetser '11, is characterized on the cover...
...sentence, which begins: "Flash! snapped the telegraph operator--," we feel the thrill of the young journalist. As a sidelight on the history of the great European struggle, the book is also valuable. He deals with the trials and tribulations of the various peoples in a very sane and sympathetic manner. The book contains a number of illustrations, most of which show interesting documents collected by the author...
...role of Janet Kirkaldy, Miss Gilda Leary is sweetly attractive as the seamstress. Miss Viola Gillette is a convincing Mistress Musgrove, and Mr. Barlowe Borland, as Geordic, plays the low comedy part of a Scottish simpleton in a highly laughable manner. The Christic Mucklebacket of Miss Eleanor Daniels, the Sir John Murray of Mr. Jack McGraw, and the Lady Murray of Miss Gilda Leary are all adequate characterizations. Walter Connolly is a competent Dick Lockhart and the minor parts are suitably cast...
Since then the movement has spread rapidly. The universities of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Ohio, Washington, and Tulane all now maintain departments of business. It is fair to say, however, that not all of these schools teach their subjects in the large and intellectual manner which is required for the professionalizing of business, the proper task of the business school. Yale has recently added a business school which gives a graduate year to follow the three years at Sheffield, the courses being modelled directly on those of the University. And Columbia now announces a graduate business course...
...role of Lord Haggert, the scheming Englishman, Hamilton Deane is convincing, while Miriam Collins, the attractive little leading lady, is highly delightful as an ingenue sweetheart. Teresa Maxwell Conover is the sister of the title role and plays the part of a spoiled society woman in a most commendable manner. The other principle parts are well taken by Ida Vernon and Charles Canfield, with some twenty more to fill in as guests in the thrilling bridge whist scene...