Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...literature which the candidate has studied; for Germanic Philology, Gothic or Old High Geman or Icelandic; for Comparative Literature, an outline knowledge of mediaeval European Literature. In the major subject the candidate must be able to write the language concerned with considerable readiness and correctness, and must have a somewhat detailed knowledge of the literature and of the history of the language in such proportions as may be approved by the Division...
...minor subject, he must have a knowledge of old French or Provencal; if Comparative Literature, he must have an outline knowledge of mediaeval European literature. In the major subject the candidate must be able to write the language concerned with considerable readiness and correctness, and must have a somewhat detailed knowledge of the literature and an outline knowledge of the history of the language itself...
...rest of the Monthly suffers somewhat from being too entirely devoted to literary subjects. Four of the five articles treat of the writings of different authors in their various phases. "A New England Mystic," by Carleton E. Noyes, gives some comment on the character of Jones Very, but largely as it showed itself through his poetry. "The Elizabethan and the Greek,- a Study in Lyric Poetry," by E. K. Rand, is, as its name implies, a comparison of the lyrics of the Greeks with those of the poets of England at the time of that nation's greatest prosperity. Following...
...Freshman Glee Club has been practicing regularly since the first of November, under the leadership of H. C. Taylor '97, and is preparing to give concerts soon after the mid-years. At present there are about six men to a part, but this number will be somewhat reduced before the first concert. The club at present includes the following...
...remaining articles of the number will probably prove more interesting to most of the students. Best of them is "Mr. Thaddeus Almanac's Scientific Proposal," by L. W. Mott and L. How. The hero's unfortunate experiment with a phonograph in connection with a matrimonial proposal, is very entertaining. Somewhat less so, though still good, is C. G. Christian's "Ambition Lowly Laid." "On Beacon Hill," by A. C. Train is, as its author calls it, a sketch, and is very well drawn...