Word: play
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first play, "The Heart of the Irish man," by L. Hatch '05, was suggested to the author by an episode in Charles Lever's novel "Con Cregan." The play is full of rollicking humor, with touches of fine sentiment...
...Death and the Dicers," by F. Schenck '09 is an adaptation of Chaucer's "Pardoner's Tale." There roisterers go forth to kill Death, but become embroiled in an altercation concerning the division of a pot a gold which they have found. In the dispute all are killed. The play ends with the specter of Death standing over the three, symbolic of the fate of those who seek gold with evil intent...
...Junior lacrosse team, which was the upperclass championship, will play the Freshmen for the interclass championship on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Cups will be given to the members of the team winning the game...
...undergraduates who enter will be assigned to four divisions by classes. The men in each division will play for their class championship, and the our winners will enter the final series for the College championship. The winner and runner-up will each receive...
...speeches were chosen with care and were representative not only of political debating but also of well-known works in English poetry and prose. They dealt with former political problems, with important issues of past times, and with heroic deeds and actions; one or two were selections chosen to play upon the sympathies of the audience. The competitors gave evidence of careful preparation and, in nearly every case, spoke forcibly and with confidence...