Word: poore
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...these four stories "Dross," and "The Prize that Teddy Won," are quite readable. In fact, "Dross" is fairly vigorous, strong, and decidedly well worked up, though one cannot help feeling that the allusion to the fact that "people in poor districts are not troubled with sensitive nostrils" is in rather bad taste, and that its omission would have improved the general impression which the story gives. The author of "Dross" shows that he has a good command of language, and the story is distinctly the best of the number...
...poetry of the number is poor, with the exception of Aldrich's poem. "My Enemy," by Alice Williams Brotherton, and "Love and Life," by Julie M. Lippmann...
...first crew are generally not deliberate enough to do what they have in mind. The work is rough, the time is poor. They ought to learn that they must be exactly together in catching the water and in getting the hands away. Stroke is too short; 7 rows well; 6 is too slow; 5 is unsteady and pulls his arms in too hard; 4 rows poorly; 3 needs a little more snap in the general rowing; 2 is too new at the work to criticize; bow is too short and very apt to get the stroke reversed...
...elected to his office because of his knowledge and skill in a special field of municipal work, and takes charge of that department. Thus, city work offers to a young German a life career. An educated man makes a special study of water-works or building-laws or poor-relief. He learns the methods of the best European cities. He serves his time in the administration of some small town, and, perhaps, gets a place at the head of his chosen department in some small city, and tries to make that department a model of efficiency and economy; finally...
...following men spoke on the affirmative side: J. S. Brown '92, E. H. Warren '95, F. W. Dallinger '93, C. T. R. Bates '92, J. W. Howerth '93, E. E. Proser Gr., H. A. Poor '95, P. L. Horne '92, J. W. Young L. S., J. V. Owen, L. S., S. Wolff '93, M. A. Bartlett '93, A. F. Crosby '94, I. Blanstein Sp., A. Lathom '92, J. B. Cockrell '95, H. A. Bull...