Word: mere
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...work of this brilliant and erratic artist-writer on the side not generally so well known. Ruskin was primarily a writer, and he almost never attempted to make a real picture from the artist's point of view. His drawings in this collection, therefore, are in many cases mere studies, some very slight, mere notes with a pencil, some with bits of wash or color in places, others highly finished in wash or color though hardly any really complete...
...have spoken frankly on this subject because the matter is a serious one for 1910 and for the College. Class unity is the one binding force which no class can lose and be more than a mere group of individuals taking their degrees in the same year. This is the time to restore the harmony of the class; it cannot be done after graduation...
...Football has been played too long and by too large a number of men for such a move to be taken suddenly. Its value as a developing influence in education has been too well proved for the injuries of a single season to cause the dropping of the game. Mere financial considerations dictate a cautious policy, for an investment of millions of dollars is represented by stadiums and athletic fields which can be used only for football...
...Orchestra. The opening number will be a dedication prologue, "The Scarecrow," written especially for the Dramatic Club by C. D. Clifton '12, leader of the orchestra. Unlike the overture to "The Promised Land," composed last fall by P. G. Clapp '09, this prologue will not so much provide a mere epitome of the theme of the play as attempt to picture the relations of the motives and characters of the drama proper. There are four ideas, fantasy, love, grotesqueness, and aspiration; each of these will be treated with respect to its relative importance. The prologue is, however, from the standpoint...
...introduce more open play by removing the restrictions which now make the forward pass such an uncertain and desperate expedient. The last game on Soldiers Field showed how seldom this play will be used as long as, it is hedged about by limitations which make it a mere last resource. Such a change would also satisfy those who want a more spectacular contest than the present rules encourage...