Word: periodicity
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...places of the London stage. It is characteristic of Jonson's style, both in its realism and its character portrayal, in which it is especially strong. Its aim is to present in humorous and burlesque fashion the life and customs of the people. Like many other plays of the period, "Bartholomew Fair", contains many references to contemporary writers and playwrights, and the customary humorous flings at the Puritans and other strict sects. Though there is a fair plot to the play, it depends for its effect mainly on its humor and burlesque, of the sort common at country fairs...
...Seniors won the class basketball championship last Saturday afternoon by defeating the Sophomores 16 to 9 in the final game of the interclass series. The first half proved very close, but early in the second period the Seniors threw several baskets in quick succession and maintained their lead to the end of the game. The Seniors covered their men more effectively than the Sophomores, and their team work was better. Both teams were very weak at shooting baskets. Mossman and Wyman played the best game for the Seniors, and Sheehan's basket shooting was very good...
...became rector of the Church of the Advent in Philadelphia, and in 1862 of the Church of the Holy Trinity, also in Philadelphia. He came to Boston in 1869 as rector of Trinity Church, and continued there until his death in 1893. For the last two years of that period he had the additional office of Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Massachusetts...
Both University and dormitory rowing have been discontinued for this fall. Candidates for the University and Freshman crews will be called out after the mid-year period, and work on the machines and in the tank will be kept up until the river is open. Coach Wray will have complete charge of the University crew squad, and, assisted by Coaches Stephenson and Brown, will supervise the work of the Freshman squad
...consider the power of the human will in two phases, its early condition of negative obedience, and its later phase of positive service. In the school of obedience we get the training for out later period of service. But this obedience must not be mere acquiescence, but whole-souled acceptance of the judgment of another. In later life this sort of obedience merges insensibly into the power of command...