Word: swing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...soft, airy piece by Leighton, entitled "My Lady Chole" and Parker's impressive "The Lamp in the West." The University Glee Club will present such interesting pieces as MacDowell's "Hush, Hush," a delicate, artistic song; and "At Sea," by Buck, a stirring, inspiring selection, with a tremendous, powerful swing. The Instrumental Clubs of both universities will play medleys of college songs and the University Mandolin Club will, in addition, give a medley entitled "The Thousand and One Nights." The general high tone of the Glee Club songs has been maintained throughout the entire program so that it will...
...showed a distinct check in its stroke when rowing at a low stroke, but when Lund raised the pace, some very smooth rowing was seen. The second crew had a great advantage in wind because of their position, but the showing which these eight men made was remarkable. The swing of this second crew was in perfect unison and R. R. Brown '17 at stroke paced a splendid two-miler...
...Blue Sea Cavern," with its irregular metre and sparing use of rhyme, amply justifies its form by the fascination of its imagery. Mr. Putnam, in his sonnet, is at pains to ... "Make impassioned sense believe That memory improves my dull today." Mr. Sanger's "Aeroplanes" has a good swing. The "Grotesque" by Mr. Norris contains a good idea, marred at times by a somewhat perfunctory technique. The "Phantasy," by Mr. Willcox, though abounding in color and imagination, is breathless in its movement; it reminds one of the "patter" of comic opera. Mr. Rogers is dreadfully sophisticated. But perhaps "Retrospect...
Mattison was the best all-around performer for Brown, making an exceptionally fine showing in the first exercise of the horizontal bar, in which he executed a remarkably smooth double-reverse on the giant swing...
...eleven to twelve is especially popular with instructors--Professor Munro explained in the Graduates' Magazine--and is in danger of becoming over-crowded and causing bad conflicts. On the other hand, "two-thirties" are anathema to most undergraduates, especially in the spring and fall when athletics are in fullest swing. It has been suggested that they be moved to 7.45 in the morning; and it is likely, even though Spartan blood is none too plentiful, that a few more courses could be given successfully at that hour. At least, their value as an eye-opener for the day to those...