Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...current number of the Monthly contains a harsh editorial comment on the young instructor at Harvard--a somewhat exaggerated statement, written from a not altogether unbiased point of view. After discussing the absurd position in which certain Seniors have been placed by appointment to positions as assistants in courses where they must correct the work of their own classmates, the editorial proceeds to discredit the entire system of employing men but recently graduated, as instructors in undergraduate courses. Such "a man," says the editorial, "who goes directly from his undergraduate work here into the work of teaching other Harvard undergraduates...
Among the poems, the most ambitious is J. H. wheelock's "Paris and Oenone," a remarkably successful attempt to treat a Greek theme in a Greek manner, even to the Introduction of a chorus. The verse is somewhat uneven, but the poem as a whole is well sustained and the handling of the chorus and the difficult stichomythia is unusually good. As a minor point it may be noted that the characterization of Paris as the "husband of Helen of Troy, mortally wounded by the arrow of Philoctetes" and of Oenone as "a demi-goddess--who can heal mortal wounds...
...shell, built by W. H. Davy, of Cambridge, was tried out and appeared most satisfactory. The boat is somewhat broader and more shallow than last year's shell and rests closer to the water...
...entirely of those self-sufficient students who pride themselves on the fact that they have never been inside Appleton Chapel, or seen the stained windows in Memorial. Nor can we admit in this case the entire truth of the adage that familiarity breeds contempt. It is more probable the somewhat confined routine of University life and the busy rush of undergraduate activities, which close a man's eyes to the picturesqueness and interest of his environments...
...prevents for a moment lagging interest. The musical selections through which peep occasionaly strains of well known tunes, are, however, delightfully refreshing, and well adapted to the general trend of the plot--in which are combined the ingredients of youth, life, variety, humor and sentiment. Structurally the play is somewhat over convential. Although the scenes are full of spirit and often dramatic force, many of the incidents are exasperating if not improbable. The plot is by no means confusing, yet sufficiently interwoven to possess numerous comic incidents punctuated by songs and dances. A commonplace story of love and financial catastrophy...