Word: peculiarities
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...review of Professor Lowell's "Government of England" is the second article. The author summarizes the impression made by the volumes in the one word "magistrale." Under the heading "From a Graduate's Window," is a short sketch. "The Humors of the Quinquennial" in which the peculiar relations of the many, and the numbers of the most common names, are brought to light...
...other prose contributions. In "Some English Outskirts" the writer has caught the spirit of rural England; it is a pleasing ramble to which he invites us. Part II of. "The Sins of the Fathers" brings out the point of the story: the inheritance of morbid and maniacal impulses; the peculiar feature is that the girl's suicidal mania is developed by her lover's inherited morbid appetite for psychological analysis-an interesting point, skillfully worked up. Two anecdotes, concerning a dog and an anaesthetic; give comedy and tragedy, with freshness and local coloring. The poetry of the number has more...
...peculiar fact that by the time Senior year comes around a College man feels that everything good that is coming to him from his academic life, both in the way of learning and pleasure, is all but over. He retires to his selfish pursuits, thoroughly convinced that, unless he has already "made good" in athletics or some other undertaking, further effort for the College or class will be of little avail. The same spirit is evident in the small number of Seniors who join in at such an informal gathering as was held in the Union last evening...
There are eight notable evils of city government in this country today. First is an evil not peculiar to the city, but having a deeper effect there than elsewhere--the spoils system. In cities even the laborers and mechanics are employed in return for their vote. By padding the city payrolls additional places are found for friends of the administration. Competency is immaterial in appointments under the spoils system, so that there is an utter absence of it in the administration of the city departments. There is no discipline, because each member of a force owes his appointment to someone...
...Sophomore year. One, two, three, or even four editors may be taken from each competition, according as they have proved their worth to the satisfaction of the managing editor. At first the work is very general and consists of picking up about the College any items of peculiar interest. Any candidate who shows that he is in earnest easily survives this stage, and is given every possible assistance by conferences with the editors. Soon the more promising news gatherers are given simple assignments, if they have proved their willingness to work and their ability to write intelligently. Later the news...