Word: rogan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Miller and George Morin, B. A. A.: 400-metre run--F. A. Burns, B. A. A.: 800-metre run--Martin B. A. A.: 1500-metre run--R. A. Dalrymple and H. C. Cutbill, B. A. A.: 500-metre run--William Simons, Dorchester Club; Hop, Step and Jump AI Rogan, B. A. A.: Hammer throw--Edward Flanagan, B. A. A.: Discus throw--Pratt: Javelin throw--A. W. Sager...
...wish the Advocate published a Who's Who of its contributors, in the manner of many periodicals. I found myself unconsciously turning to the end of the present number to discover something concerning Mr. J. N. Leonard, the author of "Derga Fer Rogan". This fantasy, a felicitous combination of wit, satire, and poetic imagination, all compounded with gusto, is one of the best pieces of work I have read in some time. It is, of course, uneven; there are occasional lapses into--well, no, not cheapness, but cleverness. On the whole, however, it is brilliant without being flashy...
...first editorial in this issue very sensibly, I think, insists on the primary need of technique in undergraduate writing;--probably this policy is responsible for the excellence not only of "Derga Fer Rogan," but also of much of the other material. The satire contributed by Mr. John Finley Jr. is a telling reaction against the orgy of triumphant platitude in our industrial life. A deliberate monotony of style that never degenerates into mere burlesque reveals in all its ridiculous solemnity the sentimentalism so dear to readers of the American Magazine and of American magazines in general. This is a convincing...