Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Captain Bigelow briefly outlined the indoor work for the season, which will be somewhat lighter than heretofore. No men will be allowed to enter indoor games after March 1, in order that the men may have a thorough rest before the work on the track begins. The dual games with Pennsylvania have been given up, as the experience last year shows that three sets of games in one month are too many...
...Christmas number of the "Advocate," with its special cover, is decidedly readable throughout. An intelligent and well balanced criticism on Richard Harding Davis is the first main article of the number. "A Bottle of Alcohol" is somewhat unpleasant in subject but shows great facility in short story writing. A Christmas story called "A Gift of Gifts," will interest the regular readers of the Advocate, because they may see in it promises for the future. Its merits are so striking that one feels that time will obliterate the faults it exhibits...
Among the book reviews is a somewhat testy criticism of "Harvard Episodes" which is likely to impress the average reader as rather overdone...
Noticeable in the number is a scholarly essay entitled "The Idealistic Basis of Thoreau's Genius," by Daniel Gregory Mason 1G.; "Making it Easy for Martha," a somewhat gloomy but clearly drawn story by Arthur Stanwood Pier, and "As Runs the Glass," a rather weird sketch by R. P. Bellows...
...curious story with an unreal situation. The mountains with their queer people and customs are faithfully and vividly painted, however, and analyses of character are masterly. One feels though that they somewhat overbalance the story...