Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...third "Travel Paper of Arminius," is literary chat of a cheerful and graceful sort, showing observation and descriptive skill. "Arlin the Thief" is written in clear, straightforward English but with somewhat inadequate power. In "The Vision of Unfulfilled Desire" the dialogue is not thoroughly effective; but the study of perfunctory married life, made worse by the woman's effort to better it, is well conceived...
Captain S. F. B. Morse '07, fullback, is improving very rapidly, although he is still somewhat slow. On the defense he is not as good as he was last year...
Work for those who were on the team last year will begin Monday under M. Pianelli, the fencing instructor, and somewhat later for the new candidates. Although no definite schedule has been arranged as yet, the triangular meet with Cornell and Technology, and other moots will be held as formerly...
...Mastery" describes a conflict between the sense of obligation to the marriage vow and passion for a woman who recognizes and inspires the man's literary ambition. The analysis of the man's feminine poetical temperament (represented as sometimes stimulated by preprandial cognac) is careful; the style is somewhat labored and stilted. "Over There" is a pleasantly told episode. "The Lamentable Case of Churchill the Climber" is an excursion into a comparatively fresh field--a genial, well-written history of an unattractive man who is devoured by desire to get social recognition in college: the writer in passing lifts...
...score of 17 to 0, playing a fast, hard game. Three weeks ago West Point defeated Trinity 24 to 0; and on the following Saturday tied Colgate 0 to 0 after twice getting within striking distance of their opponent's goal. The team is very strong one, although somewhat lighter than last year...