Word: sketch
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...great influence with the public the world over comes from the fact that Beethoven, through his own intensity and depth of feeling, succeeds in voicing the sorrows, the aspirations, and the unsatisfied ideals of all humanity. This moving influence of Beethoven's marvelous symphony is eloquently described in this sketch. Mr. Van Dyke's correct use of technical language is also to be warmly commended. Music is so much an art of emotion, so vague and ovanescent, that even the best writers at times indulge in flowery language and use technical and aesthetic terms in a way which alienates...
...several new clubs of Harvard men is a valuable contribution to this issue. Most important is the new Harvard Club of Boston, which started only a few weeks ago but has grown with astonishing speed to a membership of 700. O. B. Roberts '86 is the author of this sketch. Professor W. M. Davis '69 describes the Harvard Travelers' Club, an organization dating from 1902, whose membership is limited to men who have had unusual opportunities for travel. The Cosmopolitan Club, described by J. D. Greene '96, is familiar to the undergraduates but of special importance to only a limited...
...first Harvard operetta, "Dido and Aeneas," played by the Pudding in 1882, draws from Mr. Owen Wister, the Musical Manager, an entertaining account of the occasion. Mr. Lindsay Swift '77 writes on the life of his classmate, Professor Edward Henry Strobel, late Adviser to the King of Siam. A sketch of the career of Bancroft Davis recalls the distinguished services of an older Harvard diplomat, especially in connection with the Geneva arbitration. Professor Lanman, and Professor Laing, of Chicago, pay tribute to the character and learning of the late Professor Minton Warren. Beside the usual reviews of books, Professor Hart...
Another amusing drawing is that of the Freshman beer night. But the best thing in the number is the drawing and the jest "Handicapped." This is the sort of thing that appears once in a long while; the modest author does not sign his sketch, but he is to be congratulated...
...Historical sketch of the development of the street railway system, with particular attention to the attitude of the public toward franchise grants during the early period of street railway development...