Word: showing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...still more interesting. The illustrations are well chosen: the "old boys" who sat at the high table in the Hall where Lawton manoeuvred for the extra glass of port might not disdain this great hall; and the pictures of the old and new serving rooms and the new kitchen show more clearly than can words the great change that enables one now at any time happily to undertake that journey which in the old days only the curious dared, and they only at a considerable interval before a meal...
Sixteen plates reproducing miniatures in the famous Grimani Breviary of the Library of St. Mark's in Venice, belonging to the College Library, have been placed on exhibition in the show case in the Periodical Room of the Union. The plates are taken from the most precious illuminated manuscripts in existence, consisting of 1580 illuminated pages done by Hans Memling and other Flemish artists in 1480. There are 110 full page miniatures in all and the pages of the text have very elaborate borders...
...director general of the Prussian Archives, who came to this country as representatives of the German Emperor at the dedication of the Carnegie Institute at Pittsburg, to take place next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, will visit the University today. They will be entertatined today by Professor Francke, who will show them about the grounds, and tomorrow they will be entertained by Professor Munsterberg...
...drops an unfinished situation his workmanship in this most trying field is admirable. This is a case, I imagine, of decided gifts waiting for material on which to work. Travel papers are not a favorable form in which to reveal what is special to the writer. Those of Arminius show culture and intelligence, but on the question of the author's talent are not illuminating. About the verse I shall not attempt to write, being poorly equipped. "Their Salad Days" seemed to me more typical of college fiction generally than of the Monthly in particular. The editorial is good...
...with its resemblance to Miss Ethel Barrymore would probably cause that lady exquisite enjoyment, and his acting still more. He imitates female affectations with a fidelity which approaches scholarship. W. P. Blodget '07 as "Ethel" made the prettiest girl of the company, and was especially clever in the dumb show of the "Etiquette" song. W. D. Robbins '08 as "Angela" was a geuine impersonation. His gestures were few and natural, and his singing and dancing was at all times graceful and simple. The "Mrs. Butterworth of C. G. Osborne '07 was a caricature, but one of the funniest caricatures ever...