Word: themes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Theme I. will be due on Tuesday, October 9. It is to be autobiographic in character, on some topic at once personal and significant, such as "Why I Came to College," "What I Hope to Accomplish in Life," "How I Pass My Time," "My Favorite Amusement," or the like...
...Themes are to be deposited in the wooden box in Sever 3 not later than 4 o'clock. By the regulations, no overdue theme will be accepted unless the writer satisfies the secretary that his failure to present it at the appointed time was caused by serious illness or other unavoidable hindrance...
...Sempers' verses "Renunciation" are thoughtful and expressive. The theme is somewhat overwrought, however, and the passion too highly colored. The article on "Shakespeare the Playwright" gives evidence of a careful study of Shakespeare from an original point of view. It is an interesting as well as acceptable addition to the pages of criticism which have been written upon the greatest of all English writers. The style of the article is halting and uneven. The writer of the contribution on "Fifty Lyrics from the Elizabethan Dramatists" has attempted to cover a great deal of ground...
...lost in the course of the narrative, one is kept laughing at the fickle, feather-brained Frangois. The story is exceptionally bright and well worth perusal. The two poems contributed differ greatly in merit. "To a Critical Friend" is witty and original, while "College Days" is dull and the theme old. The "Brief" and reviews of several recent books conclude the number...
...final Sunday evening service of the year was conducted in the chapel last evening by Dr. Hale. The preacher completed the series of three sermons in which he formulated a student's code of morals. The theme of the discourse was: "Man's business in bringing in the Kingdom of God." Dr. Hale said that when tenderness and gentleness rule in the heart, charity and good deeds are sure to follow. In all our large cities there are many deserts of vice where any young adventurer in Christian work may find plenty to do. The music of the choir...