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...more pure Nor more spontaneous titan my city sewer. In the Parisian restaurant Duval, where for years he regularly sat at a certain table, a revolting old woman once took a seat opposite him. Said Man Bennett: "With that thing opposite to me my dinner will be spoilt!" But Artist Bennett got the idea for The Old Wives' Tale from that old woman. Reward for all his labors he sought and found in cash returns (reckoned up each year); reviews of his books (measured by inches); and the society of interesting people. After a party in London he writes...
...students have had widespread influence, not alone because of their wisdom and substance, but by virtue of their informality, and the Bishop's gerius in meeting diversified viewpoints. He says quite frankly that the whole of his visits to the student bodies at the various colleges "will be quite spoilt if it consists in an endless succession of sermons and addresses...
...will soon create a new state of things entirely. The season's training will be made a real night-mare for the players, and cheering practice by the rest of the University will become as important as the work of the squad. The fun of the game will be spoilt for all. HENRY JAMES...
...that the really cold winter weather has set in it seems a pity that, owing to the recent thaw which spoilt the ice on the ponds, there is no skating worth speaking of, and I have a suggestion to make which I hope will meet with favor from the student body and the Athletic Committee. This is that Holmes Field, or some other suitable place, be flooded and made into a skating rink for the use of the students only, and also for the ice hockey team to practice on at stated times. Nothing could be easier than to construct...
...Junior Prom" and Harry's engagement. It is very touching - "those moments of first, sweet love, - when your girl yields at last." There are two or three short sporting articles, "A Day with Quail in North Carolina," "A Blank Day," and others. They are good though the latter is spoilt by too many love affairs. There is an article on "Cross Country Running" by John Corbin. It is cleverly written and is decidedly above the average of the other articles of the number. The poetry is no credit to the authors, "A Hint to Ye Goode Sainte Valentine" is weak...