Word: styles
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...number of "ifs" soften the sting of defeat. Victory went to the better team, and the Yale eleven earned all the credit that it is receiving by playing a hard, clean game and doing it better than its opponents. The University team was helpless against a style of play which it was not prepared to meet on even terms, and for which it had no correspondingly effective attack...
...trials men will be allowed to speak for five minutes only, but in the final competition, the speeches will be of twelve minutes duration. In judging these speeches, not only the logic and clear presentation of the subject, but also the general knowledge, manner of delivery, and the literary style of the competitor, will be considered. The three judges will be chosen as follows: one from the French Department, one from the Department of Public Speaking, and one from the Debating Council...
...swing in his Ballad of Harvard Square. His verse suggests Kipling, who has, above all writers of our time, caught the fancy of young poets and story-tellers. A story by Mr. Van Rensselaer, The Corward, also has a suggestion of Kipling, but more in the story than the style. The author could well try rewriting The Coward many times; at the end it should be very effective. Corners in York, by Mr. Huckel, describes a ramble in the old English city under the guidance of an eccentric local character. It is well told. It takes some lines, however...
...brilliant run; in addition he ran back two kick-offs to the middle of the field. His playing was by far the best of the afternoon. During the scrimmage the first team substitutes scored three touchdowns, Pierce making the other two. This scrimmage was carried through in good style, both teams showing more snap and speed than the others...
...fast coming when the technically trained man who starts at the bottom in such an organization as a great railroad system, need not expect promotion any faster than his less fortunate fellows. What effect will this have on the future of education? Mr. Fagan has a singularly trenchant style. He writes as one that "knews, and knows, that he knows...