Word: readers
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...this infirmity of thought in the article by F. S. entitled, "The Rich Man's Burden." With a stimulating subject in his hands--the chance of more and more inducing the foremost young men of the country to become teachers--the writer lapses into incoherence, leaving with the reader but one definite impression, that the profession of teaching "should be recruited from the rich...
After noting the fragment of reminiscence of "Early Days in Phi Beta Kappa," which in its brevity but whets curiosity without satisfying it, the impression made upon the reader formulates itself in the hearty wish that the contributors would write in English instead of in dialect. Whether dialect writing is of any philological value may well be questioned; that the reading of dialect is tiresome to a degree is certain. The same amount of labor and skill wasted upon such productions would be better bestowed on efforts to acquire mastery of a true English style and in developing powers...
...variation on the familiar theme of Mr. Owen Wister's "Philosophy 4." The fantastic tale with a touch of symbolism which H. C. Brown attempts in "And the Greatest of These" needs better technique than the author at present commands to give it the power of holding the reader which is necessary to atone for the frank unreality of the setting. "The Duplicity of Wilhelm" is funny or nothing; and it does not seem funny...
...Grandgent '83; "Foreign Associates of National Societies," by E. C. Pickering '65; "New Laboratory Manual of Physics," by S. E. Coleman '97; "A Laboratory Course in Plant Physiology," by W. F. Ganong '87; Peace, Power, and Plenty," by O. S. Marden, M.D. '82; "Modern German Prose: A Reader for Advanced Classes," by A. D. Nichols '91; "The Spell," by W. D. Orcutt...
...comes quite naturally. "A romance in red" is an anecdote, full of quiet humor, with an undercurrent of sadness. All three of these stories have the quality of realness--an encouraging fact. The poetical pieces have refinement of feeling, but none of them will take strong hold on the reader; "Gulls" is the best, but they all lack definiteness and force. The reviews of Dobson's "De libris," Wendell's "Privileged Classes" and Graham's "Wind Among the Willows," though short, are to the point...