Word: reader
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Wharton Stork. The central idea of the poem, it is true, seems on a second reading, falsely dramatic, and is not justified by the scant explanation of its motive; yet the ease of the lines and the unfailing interest in the thought go a long way toward helping the reader to overlook this defect. Another piece of verse, "March in Massachusetts," by L. W., makes one wish to drop work and get into the country...
...which six take up in order the modern composers, Grieg, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Franck, Tschaikowsky and Brahms; the other two, in the form of Introduction and Epilogue, treat interestingly the rather live subjects: "The Appreciation of Music" and "The Meaning of Music." Each of the other essays gives the reader an acquaintance with the composer's personality, and studies his work largely from that point of view, indicating his significance and influence in the modern world of music...
...George Riddle '74 will speak in Sanders Theatre this evening, at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the University Debating Club, on "The Decadence of English Speech." This will be Mr. Riddle's first appearance as a lecturer although he is well known as a public reader. He has had an extensive acquaintance with the leading actors and public speakers of the last 25 years and as he is a capital mimic, he will be able to illustrate his lecture vividly with imitations of the various methods of speakers from Dickens and Tennyson to those of the modern stage...
...George Riddle '74 will speak in Sanders Theatre tomorrow evening, at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the University Debating Club, on "The Decadence of English Speech." This will be Mr. Riddle's first appearance as a lecturer, although he is well known as a public reader. He has had an extensive acquaintance with the leading actors and public speakers of the last 25 years, and, as he is a capital mimic, he will be able to illustrate his lecture vividly with imitations of the various methods of speakers from Dickens and Tennyson to those of the modern stage...
...well executed designs. The other contributions are for the most part likely to leave the prominence of Sherlock uncontested. Exception may be made for two drawings and nearly as many small jokes. There is something in the editorial column. Paragraphs of this latter sort only serve to set the reader to thinking of what a humorous editorial might be. A witty comment is so forceful if rightly directed that it would be most desirable if the Lampoon could turn its thoughts toward things really worth considering...