Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...home in Winchester, where he is progressing as well as could be expected. He has not yet gained much control of his leg muscles and is as yet unable to walk, but the doctors think that there is no doubt that his recovery will be complete, although somewhat slow...
...prose, one severe study, "A Legacy," by Dudley Poore, will realize its intensely disagreeable types and atmospheres. It has literary value. It recalls, however somewhat heavily, the psychological analysis of "Markheim." In romantic view, C. G. Paulding '18 perhaps best appeals to a normal college public with delicate reminiscence of a childhood love-dream. The author unfortunately at first sets an apparently older tone. There is entertainment also in Percival Reniers '16's article, "Speaking of Trifles," where his potpourri of forced daily themes resembles a theme corrector's nightmare. Of the prose pastels, "Charity" too obviously allies itself...
...Starting on a modest plan in one-half of a large wooden barrack, with an equipment consisting of three rooms separated by wooden partitions, three blackboards, a small supply of paper and pencils, and fifteen textbooks, we began what later developed into a thriving school with somewhat more than 1,700 scholars, 35 teachers and 27 different courses of study. Soon after this, church services were begun in the same barrack. The Roman Catholic priest and the local Lutheran pastor were permitted to hold regular services. In connection with the church services the men organized among themselves a choir...
...Conservator Nationale de Paris, who also directed the production of the three plays which the Cercle presented last year. "L'Aventurier" is a sympathetic character-study an adventurer. The plot turns on the story of a world-traveller who comeback to France and redeems himself after a wandering and somewhat disreputable existence in Africa...
Some daring innovator conceived the idea of throwing tooth-picks in bunches. This was quickly taken up by a score of imitators, although it was somewhat frowned upon by the members of the old school. There was the usual number of reckless persons who did not hesitate to throw ice and butter, while some favored napkins soaked in water. The firing of mashed potatoes and chocolate cream pie was rare but effective. One man dared to swing the catsup bottle round his head, but was deterred by his companions before this project could be put into execution. The evening...