Word: rude
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stories, with one exception, are of men and things out of doors--by-products, perhaps, of vacation; one is told by a stagedriver, one by a guide, and one is a trapper's tale of long ago. The first two are "bear stories," and do not belie their kind. Rude men, of uncouth speech spiced with damns and tobacco juice; tell of beasts of fabulous dimensions and behavior, without fear of the "malleus naturfakerorum." Like other patterns for stories, this can be repeated to monotony. In "Autumn in the Forest," Mr. Edgell reproduces the sights he "photographed in his mind...
This conception, to which the undergraduates tenaciously cling, is receiving a rude shaking at the hands of three year graduations. With so many Seniors in the Law School our belief in the unity of Harvard College is waning fast. The CRIMSON can think of no greater gift to Harvard than an increase in the requirements, that will assure once and for all the necessity of a four year course; this to be followed by a change in viewpoint among the powers that be, recognizing the pre-eminent position of Harvard College for which undergraduates yearn...
...display of rude conduct at Randall Hall borders almost on rowdyism. Randall Hall is, I think, the only place where Harvard men will at times not be regarded as gentlemen. Why such a state of affairs should exist the writer cannot explain...
...first, said Professor Baker, the theatres were rude platforms built in the public squares. Then they were moved to the inn-yards. The galleries around these yards gave rise to the upper stage of Elizabethan drama. Later the actors constructed theatres of their own, using the bear-baiting rings as models...
...gallery, starts tapping on a dish. This is taken up all over the hall and is accompanied by cheers. The performance is repeated as each new person arrives, until when the Hall is filled, the uproar is general, loud and continuous. The staring is not only extremely rude, but very embarrassing for any one subjected to it, and the noise and tapping is silly and cheap...