Word: style
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scores indicate the Freshman kept the University captain busy to hold the lead. The two men had played together but few times before and consequently were not familiar with each other's style. Dixon maintained his steady and consistent playing throughout, and Rawlins made a strong effort at first but petered out towards the end of the match. Both players were noticeably quick in picking up the short shots. Dixon's experience gave him quite an advantage, but Rawlins proved a stronger opponent than was expected...
...Michigan. But to return to the subject in hand. With a view to its use as a textbook, Mr. Basian's work is divided into five parts, dealing respectively with "Newspapers and News", "Reading Copy", "Headlines", "Makeup", and "Pictures, Sunday Newspapers, and Routine". The text, in true journalistic style, is clear, compact, and interesting. Every point made is carefully illustrated by examples, chosen with great care from leading American papers or written by the author on the basis of his wide experience...
Innovations mark the triangular debate series this year. At a recent conference, the delegates decided in favor of a more informal style of delivery. In addition, at the preliminary trials on January 13, each contestant will speak only to the judges, a change designed to eliminate unfairness to those who speak early in the evening...
...have always considered him the most brilliant of our younger novelists. No one of them can touch his; glowing bitterness, his style, nor the superb quality of his satire. He has yet to fuse them in a novel with carefulness of conception and profound development of character. He can become almost any kind of writer that his peculiarly restless temperament will allow...
What seems to be a very nearly flawless example of the British style was introduced last week by the Selwyns. It is advertised in towering type as an "intimate" revue. Intimate may be taken to mean quality rather than quantity in cast; taste rather than expense in scenery; personality rather than prodigality in production. Three exceptionally adept players-Beatrice Lillie, Gertrude Lawrence, Jack Buchanan-are pleasantly and persistently occupied throughout the entertainment. A moderately voluptuous and not particularly agile chorus of English girls is intermittently employed. The scenes are peculiarly abrupt, much of the humor novel, the music adequately mild...