Word: merited
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Pictures of Travel," displays an intimate sympathy with the author, as well as an understanding of his moods and surroundings. "The Difference," a continuation of "Is there a Difference?" which appeared in the last number, is a natural piece of dialogue, but aside from that has no particular merit. The poetry of this number is not above the usual run of Advocate verse. The number is completed by the usual book notices and "Advocate's Brief...
King Oscar, of Sweden, has an article in the February Nineteenth Century. It has no literary merit...
...classics is about to be issued by Leach, Shewell and Sanborn, which will form one of the best collections of classics ever published for the use of classical students. The series is under the editorial supervision of Professor Ernest M. Pease of Bowdoin. To secure permanent editions of uniform merit, the work has been distributed among a large number of special editors, whose names are among the most celebrated Latin scholars in our American colleges. This series will be made up of the Latin authors usually read in colleges, and will include, for the use of advanced scholars portions...
...paper. We should be glad to welcome a number of new editors, especially from the sophomore class. There is rooms for three or four sophomores besides those we already have. Another editor from '90 would also be welcomed. We need not say that candidates are accepted strictly according to merit. The requisites are chiefly ability to gather college news and to print it in as attractive and as accurate a manner as the difficult circumstances under which a college daily is conducted will allow. We trust that those of the lower classes who are interested in the sort of work...
...only story in the issue is "The 'Ace's' Love Affairs." Its greatest merit lies in its length, the article showing great ability in spinning out unimportant details. The plot is original and is well wrought out. The style has a tendency to incoherency, but is picturesque and vigorous. The story contains several good passages, and in spite of its fanlts is very readable and interesting...