Word: tone
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Thomas Mallory and his delightful tales of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table may almost be shocked by the ruthless way in which their heroes have been descrated in Mark Twain's last production "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." There is a tone about the book which grates harshly upon the sensibilities of the reader-a tone which calls forth the feeling that the author would have succeeded far better had he displayed half the good taste that he has the humor. This last characteristic is the most noteworthy of the good qualities...
...same time brings to his reading a thoughtful mind and a habit of discrimination. Then, too, in addressing the jury, care should be given more to matter than manner. The most successful jury lawyers are those who adopt in talking to the jury not an oratorical manner and tone, but an easy, conversational tone. Earnestness, too, should be aimed...
...year, study is not interfered with by athletics." They go even farther than this. They say "Fully alive to the evils which are connected with athletic affairs, the committee are of the opinion that intercollegiate contests stimulate athletics, stimulate general exercise, and thus favorably affect the health and moral tone of the university." With such evidence in favor of intercollegiate contests, it would seem to us exceedingly bad policy to kill them as President Eliot's rules inevitably would. For without minor games outside of the college the university teams could not obtain sufficient practice to be any match...
...delighted audience characterized last evening's symphony concert in Sanders theatre. In the Saint Saens concerto, Mr. Hekking, the soloist, displayed his (?) and his technique, but the group of smaller pieces gave more pleasure. Mr. Hekking is a finished artist and a player with a peculiarly rich and mellow tone...
...number of the Advocate which appeared yesterday is consistent with the last few numbers in the attempt to decry Harvard and her methods. The leading editorial is, to say the least, exceedingly unpatriotic. The tone of complaint is almost childish. It is quite evident that the Advocate has ceased to express a fair public opinion. We quote one of the most striking sentences: "We must confess our belief in the existence of a strong body in the faculty, headed by a personage of great influence, the aim of which is ultimately to confine Harvard athletics within the limits of Harvard...