Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fiery and modulatory. The prevailing tone of the second is much quieter, but it reveals a wonderful depth of earnest feeling. The scherzo is a very taking movement, an odd and pleasing effect being gained by the interruption of the rythm by syncopation. The finale is jovial in character, somewhat after the style of the finale of Beethoven's seventh...
...spite of this, and also of the fact that every freshman team is somewhat hindered by the lack of experience, '89 ought to be inspired by the example of her predecessor, and if it is possible, a good team should represent the class in the winter meetings...
...number contains several very good bits of verse. The light poem of Mr. Frothingham, '84, though somewhat long and careless, is perhaps the best of its kind. In a serious tone Mr. Lord's sonnet on the Grave of Pompey, and the stanzas of Rev. T. C. Pease, '75 called The Songless Singer are most noteworthy. Although the theme of the latter is by no means new, yet its smoothness of lines, and depth of feeling make it the best in the issue. Its fault is possibly lack of compactness...
...Oxford or Cambridge are admission ex-examinations required, and without exaggeration it may be said that for these the previous preparation and the papers themselves are no more difficult than similar work for Harvard. At the remaining colleges all that is needed is a certificate from an instructor, somewhat similar to that required from our special students...
...Harrow that Lord Byron prepared for college, and he has commemorated the beauties of the place and his love for it in several poems. A verse from a poem, on the occasion of a visit to Harrow in after years, illustrates somewhat amusingly his life there...