Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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After the unusual excellence of the October and November numbers, the December Monthly is a disappointment. The graduate article is interesting from its very brilliant and enthusiastic style, but it is rambling and not pointed; a "first paper" on Cardinal Newman is scholarly but somewhat lifeless; and the "story" of the number is a delicate character-sketch, but lacks a visible cause for existence. The verse is much better than the prose, however, especially the "battle song" by Herbert Bates, ('90). It is to be hoped that so good an innovation as a "graduate poem," so to speak, will...
President Taussig opened the meeting last night by calling attention to he flourishing condition of the society, and to the efficient work of the Superintendent, Mr.Lyford. After briefly explaining the somewhat cumbersome way in which the dividends have been made in the past, he proposed in behalf of the directors to divide the profits in proportion to the total amount of each member's purchases. The proposed change was unanimous y adopted...
...lectures in the past have been somewhat too technical to prove very attractive to the average college man. The one today however is less difficult. The subject is as follows: "The maintaining, explaining and proving the validity of the ordination of ministers or Pastors of the churches, and to their administration of the sacraments or ordinances of religion as the same bath been practiced in New England...
...following editorial is taken from the Yale Alumni Weekly and is well worth reading, as showing a somewhat original attitude in regard to professional coaching. As to the justice and spirit of the assertions, each one can judge best for himself...
...frontispiece is from Dagnan-Bouveret's painting of the "Madonna and Child." After this is an article by Mrs. Van Rennselaer, bearing the somewhat surprising title of "Picturesque New York." The surprise wears off, however, when one looks at the etchings accompanying the article...