Word: sound
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...attention to detail, the utilization of the combined experiences of all of the best players who were willing to give assistance to the team, a wise selection of the valuable features of each one's advice, a system carefully thought out, thoroughly followed and ably administered, of which good sound common sense and co-operation were the ruling factors...
Here the old tunes forever will ring, Calling up thoughts of the Yard in Spring. "Schneider" forever will lead his band, "My love at the window" will always stand. "The Dutch Companie" the best will remain, "Fair Harvard" will sound in noble refrain, The "rudder" will always be shown, in song, To that crew to which none of us care to belong. Here, deathless that hymn which years cannot stale Which evokes the warm hope of "to-something-with Yale." And the later tunes they'll warmly greet - "To the Crimson, Glory," and "Up the Street." Here thoughts will cluster...
...nation have suffered a terrible blow, aimed at our national life, which while resulting in the death of our chief magistrate, leaves our country absolutely unhurt, because we have a government of laws and not of men, and because our people are sound and true...
...this criticism is sound, it must hold also for the two works in their totality. The play ends conventionally, dropping spectators back into the sunny, sleepy commonplace of average existence. The novel, on the other hand, leaves one with a profound realization of its tragedy, --"played out." Its lesson is that human beings must ultimately go somewhere beyond Vanity Fair for lasting happiness. Without changing the motley for the gown, Thackeray has preached the world a great moral truth. But Mr. Mitchell leaves Becky so well off that one rather sympathizes with her misdemeanors...
...past year has been one of the most successful in the history of the Pierian Sodality. The Sodality has been put on a sound financial basis and has at present much excellent new material. The soloists for the past year have been members of the University, instead of professionals, as previously. The musical library has been carefully gone over, much old music has been thrown aside, a great deal of new music added, and the whole accurately catalogued. Three new violas have been purchased...