Word: scottishly
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...election becomes especially significant when we consider that it is the custom in Scottish universities for the student body itself to elect its Lord Rector. Lord Birkenhead, campaigning on the Unionist ticket, received 1,165 votes while Mr. H. G. Wells, as the Labor candidate, received only 353 votes. The result is indicative: whatever other changes England faces at the moment--its University men stand predominantly Conservative...
...first University Golf Tournament starts today. It is merely another sign that the popularity of this offspring of Dutch and Scottish ancestry is growing as much here as in other places. Elsewhere, golf courses in an increasing number are meeting the demands of this popularity, but Harvard, with no golf course at all, has let it remain ungratified. All but those fortunate few who have access to private courses must be content with Franklin Park, but most players, because of its inconvenience, prefer to do without...
...many places identified with the joint heritage of the English-speaking peoples such as Stratford-on-Avon, Melrose, Kenilworth, Abbotsford, and Loch Lomond. In addition there will be a three days' coaching trip through North Wales, three days more in the lake district, and nearly a week in the Scottish Highlands. The party is also scheduled to visit several Cathedral towns on the east coast of England and will then cross the Channel for a trip through the British battlefields in Flanders, with brief stays in Brussels, Antwerp and Paris before embarking at Cherbourg for the return voyage...
...Scottish.--Red is the path to glory; Turn ye to me; My love, she's but a lassie yet. (Baritone...
...showed what a fine master of technique he is. Why he should have chosen the Bruch Fantasy to play, we cannot imagine. It is far too long, and the accompaniment is so heavy that it completely drowns out the violin on many occasions. There is little evidence of any Scottish characteristics except when the folk tunes themselves appear. At times we are reminded of an inferir "Rheingold". The work, however, has always been a favorite with violinists as it is understandingly written for the instrument, and is not too difficult for the public to comprehend...