Word: sketching
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...game is emphatically a serious proposition; for this reason, no doubt, almost all humorous matter has been edited from the pages of the present issue. Exceptions have been made in favor of "The True Story of Sampson," which is undeniably funny, if rather long-winded; and of a caricature sketch, by far the best thing of its kind that has come out for a long time. The editorials are prosy and excited no false hopes. A great deal of dull poetry, together with the approach of the Yale game, accounts for the dearth of short jokes and stories...
...operative Society has secured for sale a few copies of the history of Harvard College written by Samuel A. Eliot of the class of 1817, and published in 1848. The book is a small octavo of 190 pages and is entitled "A Sketch of the History of Harvard College and of its Present State." The value of the book is due chiefly to its appendix, which contains chronological lists, down to 1848, of legislative grants, donations from individuals and societies, and gifts of real estate from individuals and the town of Cambridge; and a map of the Yard, showing...
...stories in the second number of the Advocate are interesting and well written; there is very little verse, and it is not especially good. "The Major's Hallowe'en," by F. M. Class, is an effective story, giving, in spite of inaccuracies in dialect and description, a sympathetic character sketch of the "old school" southern gentleman. "One of the Crowd," by Richard Inglis, is another character sketch: it seems a little improbable and is not vivid. "Tramping with a Botanist;" describes and mildly caricatures, with a good deal of humor, the adventures and character of an exploring botanist. "The March...
...Forum" contains an excellent article, by Price Collier '82 on "Ethics of Ancient and Modern Athletics." The writer begins with a very brief sketch of the origin and nature of our "modern system of athletic sports," which was introduced about 1812 by the Military College at Sandhurst, England, and compares the old Greek athletics,--their rules, methods and manners--with our own. Then follow several descriptions of ancient athletic contests as they have been recorded by Virgil--the boat races, the foot races, the wrestling contests, the sparring match and the archery contest of Anchises' funeral games. With these pictures...
Josiah Royce contributes a most thoughtful estimate of John Fiske, as a thinker, tracing his mental growth from his earliest youth. This is followed by "A Sketch of John Fiske's Life," by William Roscoe Thayer...