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Review of Reviews--"President Eliot of Harvard: A Character Sketch," G. P. Morris '83; "South American War Issues," E. Emerson...
...would be worth the while of all Harvard men to read a character sketch of President Eliot, by George P. Morris, which appears in the March number of the Review of Reviews. The author reviews, with what is evidently sympathetic and admiring appreciation, the position of President Eliot among American educators. his character as a man, his early career, his work as president of Harvard, and finally, his opinions and expressions on some present educational, social and religious problems. One who reads this article will gain new understanding of the far-reaching and enduring service to Harvard and the general...
...sensible and timely editorials in the current Advocate favorably impress the reader at the outset. In the contributions which follow, the range of subjects and treatment is wide; and in general all the stories are readable. "The Lady of the Lilies," by T. N. Metcalf, is a fanciful sketch quite out of the ordinary, and is quaint and picturesque in style. "None but the Brave," is a story of some power, but the atmosphere is not pleasant. A longer story, "When the Tide Turned," by L. B. Cummings '03, is amusingly told. "A Stockholder...
...hero a complication of exquisite tortures,--which are physical rather than moral. The story has little of the college atmosphere, however, and the six pages required to disentangle Allan might well be reduced to four. "Before the Engynes Came Through," by R. W. Page is a short dialect sketch without much structure. The best thing in the number is the last story, "Speedaway," by R. W. Child. Its dialect is natural and gives a real flavor to the whole story, which has the merit of saying little, but suggesting much...
...Defeat of Tammany," by William French Wilbour '96, is an interesting sketch of some features of political campaigning in New York during the past autumn. "'Soapy' Smith," by B. Wendell, Jr., and "The Hoboes' Congress," by L. M. Crosbie, are the two stories of the issue. Neither one has enough incident and movement to make it especially interesting. "A Plea for the Rush," by J. Willard Helburn, is, in effect, reply to Professor Shaler's article against the rush, which was printed by the Monthly in November...