Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...plays of Victor Hugo are good only by reason of their form,- their lyric quality, in "Hernani" and "Ruy Blas,"- their epic character in the "Burgraves," which was a forerunner of "La Legende des Siecles...
...this same feeling was expressed in mass meeting by the class of '97 when it was decided to wear caps and gowns after the spring recess. This custom was found so inconvenient, however, that when the time came men soon got tired of conforming to it, and for this reason the '98 Class Day Committee decided that it would not be worth while to raise the question again this year...
...already been explained the new structure will be built of the same materials and on the same general plans as the old buildings, and will harmonize with them. For this reason it is argued that the choice is justified, and further that the arrangement will be symmetrical, as the building will occupy much the same position at the end of Stoughton, that Harvard does at the end of Hollis, and will be about the same distance from Holden Chapel...
...images by his science of composition and by his rhetoric. As to his rhythm, no one has ever had a more delicate feeling for the harmony of the syllables of the French language. Now all these methods of Victor Hugo's can be imitated. It is for this reason that he has had disciples and that his methods of composition and rhythm have had imitators. For this reason he has exerted an enormous influence on the literature of the whole century. He has opened our eyes to new images and colors. He has opened our ears to new harmonies...
...final trials at which Yale's representatives are selected. At these trials each man is allowed to speak twelve minutes from either side of the question and at the close of the debate a prize of $75 is awarded to the best speaker in the academic department. The reason for choosing five men is that by constant debating among themselves each man will gain greater experience, and will use every effort to obtain a final position on the team...