Word: though
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...sometimes told that the college of today is deteriorating into a mere training school for business: that culture and the arts are sadly neglected: that the student devotes all his time to Economics and Science. Granting that in the main this accusation is true (though by no means admitting the implied evils of such a situation), we take issue with the statement that Literature and Fine Arts no longer have their place within the University. That these interests are still alive among certain groups of undergraduates is well shown, not alone by lists of courses, but also by many student...
...Though this will be the first production of the play, the book has been widely read by noted persons in dramatic circles, who are unanimous in their praise of its rich humor and tender pathos. Its glimpses of stage and "high society" life are exceedingly clever and amusing and there is an intensely human atmosphere about the play which readily appeals to one. The opening act which takes place behind the scenes of a theatre is remarkable for its brilliancy and realism...
This is Mr. Biggers's first offering as a playwright, though he has been for several years prominent in the literary and dramatic world. When in college Mr. Biggers was an editor of the Lampoon and the Advocate. Following his graduation in 1907, he accepted a position with the Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company as a book-reviewer. He resigned this post to edit a humorous column for the Boston Traveller, in which capacity he was so successful that at the end of a year he was appointed dramatic critic for the paper. Last year he was a prize-winner...
...Stadium yesterday by a score of 13 to 0. The powerful, versatile backfield of Battery A was chiefly responsible for its victory. Skilton's fleet dashes around the ends, Wadsworth's sensational broken field runing and Minot's tremendous line-bucking were too formidable for the light Cadet team. Though by their plucky stands the Cadets managed to hold the Battery scoreless in the first half, toward the end of the game they weakened and were powerless before their opponents' consistent hammering...
...minutes. Team A showed considerably more speed and ability than did team B, the work of Claflin as cover point on the former being particularly good. The B. A. A. men scored 7 points in all against the University's 0. The squad as a whole, though its work is still ragged, shows promise of rapid development...