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...comedy of human nature would seem to require fine character-drawing, and this we have--in the first act. The mystic poet of the soil, Beem Sprattling, seeker after Truth in the subtract, follower of the "Oninvisible and the Onbeheord-of," keen admirer of "this fine pretty world," and frequent tenant of the county jail, is introduced with delightful effect. There are also the native flapper, Goldy, and her dangling swain, Roosh. A pleasing picture of the two old people, Lark Fiddler and Granny Maggot is finely drawn. Gilly Maggot and his scrawny, belligerent, and faithful wife, Mag, furnish excellent...
...most important of all things in rowing is the psychological situation-the mental attitude: lack of confidence, confidence, or over-confidence. This is more important in rowing than in almost any other sport: the cumulative effect of eight minds is amazing. A change of attitude will add or subtract three lengths overnight. Any attack which indicates lack on confidence in our crew and their coach is bound to hurt, not help: and the editor of the CRIMSON is only making it harder for eight unusually good oarsmen to show that they can combine as a unit and really...
...slightly exceeded that of the large games in 1897 and 1898. The reason why the allotment for this game compares so unfavorably with that of previous years is due to the large sale to season ticket holders. It exceeds that of last year by 4000 tickets. If we subtract 4000 from the 16,100 mentioned above, we should have only 12,100 to be seated in the two stands, leaving 1900 seats to spare. The legitimate grounds for dissatisfaction seem therefore to be in the indiscriminate sale of season tickets. Heretofore, it has not appeared necessary to restrict these tickets...
...plan proposed a few days ago by the executive committee of the Tennis Association, for the reservation of four courts on Jarvis field to be used by the sixteen best players of the college in a league match, deserves to be adopted. While this plan would subtract from general use a rather large proportion of the good courts, the loss would be more than counterbalanced by the advantages gained, and especially the stimulus to better play. It will become an object not only to win future tournaments, but to make a creditable showing in them; and thus many...
...those examined surpassed him in weight, while the complement of this, or 20 per cent. failed to surpass him. If, however, his line where it intersects the line of measurement, fall on the line at the right or left of one of the numbered perpendicular lines, add or subtract 2 1-2 per cent, unless it fall outside either the figure 10 or 90, in which case, but 1 1-4 per cent. should be reckoned...