Word: manners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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While we cannot but admire the Greek Play as it is produced at the Globe Theatre by professional actors, and fully appreciate the compliment paid to our college by its reproduction in this manner, we feel obliged to comment on the good or bad taste displayed in its presentation in two languages...
Thus writes a correspondent to one of our papers. It is gratifying to know that an investigation is being made into the method of instruction and the requirements made upon a student, but much more good would be done were the investigating committee to inquire into the manner of studying and the regularity with which such studies are pursued. From all sides one hears complaints from the students as to the large amount of work required by instructors: lessen the work as much as possible, and still the student complains that it is too much, and cases occur where...
...known that there are different methods of pronouncing Latin employed in the university by both instructors and students. In the case of the latter it is readily explained by the fact that the men come from various preparatory schools; but for instructors the authorities ought to establish a uniform manner of pronouncing the Latin, and insist upon strict conformance thereto. Either of the two methods commonly used among scholars should be decided upon, and this method should be taught to students as far as practicable. Much confusion and annoyance are caused to men taking notes...
...portraying his character with better effect than any of the others, excepting, perhaps, Mr. Riddle. The selection of Mr. J. J. Hayes to play the part of the aged and blind priest of Zeus, was probably as good a one as could have been made, as his voice and manner were exactly suited to such a character. Later in the play, however, as the Shepherd, he showed some room for improvement. His utterances were too stiff and forced to sound natural. The parts of Teiresias, and Messenger from Corinth, assumed by Mr. J. F. Hagan, and the Messenger from...
Miss Anna Dickinson made her first appearance in a male character at Rochester, N. Y., last evening. She made her debut as Hamlet, and her success is regarded as only qualified. Her action was feminine and her manner constrained, but her performance was warmly received by the audience...