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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...amused at some of the books handed in before the close of the hour. In other courses also, books have been opened and passed from proctor to proctor and treated much as copies of the Lampoon or Life might have been. Probably nothing could have been farther from the minds of the writers than the production of jokes and this unfair treatment of their work has been justly condemned. It would seem that men old enough to be graduates of College would be old enough to mind their own business. Certainly it arouses no friendly feeling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication. | 2/8/1893 | See Source »

...dramatic writings are not altogether without merit. His description of the fire and pestilence in London gave evidence of a master mind, and his essay in defense of rhyme has the first step to a simplified and purified English...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lecture on Dryden. | 2/7/1893 | See Source »

...follow the lead of the majority. Whatever may have been his character as a man, certainly as a poet he gave with every advancing year added proof of strength, maturity and nobility. His genius was rather receptive than creative; the seeds that were planted in his mind bore their best fruit latest in life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lecture on Dryden. | 2/7/1893 | See Source »

...CRIMSON has published the opinions of all sides on this much disputed question. The idea of having two teams representing the university is a novel one, but rather far fetched from our standpoint. It may however be interesting to keep in mind the various plans suggested to remedy the evils of the present systems, and to compare them with the one finally adopted. This will doubtless be a curious compromise between them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wesleyan's Suggestion. | 2/6/1893 | See Source »

...Dutchman." This was the first work in which the composer attempted to characterize persons by fixed musical phrases. The familiar story of the poor mariner who was doomed to wander over the ocean in endless misery is well illustrated by the progress of the Overture. The conflicts in his mind as well as the conflicts in the elements about him are pictured very vividly by the variety of themes and the manner in which they are worked out. The Overture is a fine piece of music picturing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Symphony Concert. | 2/3/1893 | See Source »

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