Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Jahrmarkt, held on Saturday evening in Mechanics Hall, Boston, in aid of the Woman's Industrial Association, the Glee Club sang before a very large audience. The club was placed somewhat at a disadvantage on account of the immense size of the hall and on account of the failure of the managers of the Jahrmarkt to provide a piano. The songs of the club were enthusiastically received and several encores were demanded. The waltz song, Estudiantina" seemed to be the favorite...
...last number of the Monthly, though its general tone is somewhat lighter than that of its precedessors, is excellent in every way with the exception of its verse. The dearth of real poetry of which the editors of our papers are loudly complaining is well illustrated by this number. Of the three contributions in verse, two are of little merit. They are lame in their movement and bare in their thought. The lines "A Picture" are better than the other verse...
...Tufts College catalogue for 1888-89 will be issued today. The faculty remains unchanged from last year. The students number 139, which is a slight increase. The range of electives is somewhat enlarged. Those who take modern languages in place of Greek have a choice of electives the first year. The regulars are not permitted to elect any of their studies until the second year. The sophomores have three, the juniors nine, and the seniors ten hours of elective work per week. In all there are fourteen elective courses...
...five days remain for the freshman eleven to prepare for the contest with Yale, but the time, short as it is, is valuable, and must be employed to the utmost. The sudden storm that has come upon us must of necessity retard the out-door work somewhat; but this obstacle will doubtless be removed in a day or so. In the meantime the freshmen must keep up their training, either by gymnasium practice or other work...
...idea of "The Dark River" is somewhat better than the execution. The plot seems capable of a more careful treatment than it has received. Yet a word may certainly be said for simplicity of the style...