Word: stings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Whether" by the chaste Vesta Volodia is out of the Russian spirit, though in itself a good story. In this it is robbed of the gentle sting of parody. "Silent as a cat he rose to his feet and swung his great two-handed sword over her head." This is romance, not realism. And I feel sure Vesta's compatriots wouldn't let their sense of romance run away with them after her fashion...
...century, and their passing is often but of momentary interest. The removal of Nolen's Tutoring School from the old familiar premises, however, will cause more than one pang of sentimental regret; but the announcement that Little Hall is to be converted into a Freshman dormitory will take the sting out of this momentary grief. Although it will accomodate but sixty men its acquisition comes in the light of a gift from the gods...
...delight of Dr. Fitch.--the college youths read "frothy stories". One might comment that Dr. Fitch's adjective was chosen with admirable restraint. And "they are strong on college games, gassip and athletics." This is nothing but pure flattery. It was intended, no doubt to salve the sting of the arrows. "They regard their professors with a mild and benevolent indifference." This at any rate goes too far. There is certainly nothing the college man would rather do; but, except with a few exceedingly superior persons, this ambition has been but lamely realized. It is much too difficult to acquire...
...LADY-Mary Nash takes the sting out of old-fashioned melodrama as the English show-girl who loved too respectably...
...youth is "the time of passion, when wisdom is not attainable." And when Mr. Zangwill charges us with moral callousness in our attitude towards prohibition, and what not no one is surprised. When, relenting somewhat, he hastens to add that Americans "are just beginning", he takes some of the sting from his caustic comments...