Word: shortly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Houghton, Mifflin and Company have just brought out a new book by Margaret Deland, entitled "The Wisdom of Fools." It is a series of short sketches of the lan Maclaren type, dealing with life in a manufacturing town in the West. The one thing which makes itself almost painfully apparent throughout is the cynicism of the author. In a sarcastic manner she sneers at the existing social system, and in a covert way advances the ideas of socialism. Like much else that has been written, it treats the world as being all wrong, all employers being grinding oppressors...
...Varsity crew beat the Freshmen yesterday by several lengths in a short stretch down stream. The start was made from the Longwood railroad bridge...
...Graduate crew has been in its shell only a few times, and in consequence has not yet got shaken well together. The men row a short stroke with a hard finish and keep the boat on its keel fairly well. The stroke, however, must be lengthened out if the crew is to make a good showing in the race...
...finish of the stroke. Wood, 5, settles at the finish and tends to drop over at the full reach. McBurney (captain) 4, rolls his head, but rows long and smoothly. Butler, 3, rows around his oar and his time is poor. Richards, 2, is very short on body reach and slow on the recover. Robinson, bow, forgets to bevel his oar sufficiently and tends to clip...
Durham, stroke, is short on his body reach. Kernan, 7, and Fitzgerald, 6, tend to clip. Pierce (captain) 5, does not feather his oar enough. Emery, 4, rushes his slide. Sherburne, 3, tends to row short and to clip, as does Morrill at 2. Bedford, at bow, lacks life and tends to shorten...