Word: pollywog
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...three selections of verse the best from a literary point of view is a sonnet entitled "Poetry," by Lauriston Ward. It is unconventional, has much freedom of movement and expresses the thought admirably. In a very different vein is "The Ballad of the Overconfident Pollywog," by F. R. DuBois. This "fable for Freshmen" is full of life, amusing, and all the better for being quite different from the usual run of Advocate verse. "Sunset in Penobscot Bay" by W. B. W. shows appreciation of nature and is written in a metre well adapted to the subject. The number closes with...