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...rich vein of victory, however, was immediately followed by a losing streak. Penn State piled up six runs in the ninth, thereby breaking the 3-3 tie that Yale had been able to maintain, chiefly through the brilliant fielding of Aldrich and Hickey, and winning 9-3. The following game, on May 14, was also a defeat, the second administered to Yale by Holy Cross. Tunney was again effective against the Blue, allowing them only two hits, both by Crane. Some snappy work on the bases, however, gained Yale two runs, while a corresponding sleepiness on the part...
...other by an undergraduate representative, illustrated two points of view on the much discussed subject of college democracy. President Hadley declared that the universities should be "national in scope and not represent the provincial viewpoint of a single district, Church, or class of society",--very much in the vein of Doctor Angell's talk a week ago. The class antagonism which explains many of the troubles in the outside world must not enter the colleges, if they are to play their part successfully. The other speaker showed that Yale was becoming more democratic, inasmuch as "approximately thirty per cent...
Twenty short stories in the lighter vein which reveal the keen, sardonic sparkle of Merrick's humor, and are excellent examples of his ability to depict the life of the boulevards...
...Green Bough" Mr. Thurston has struck upon a rich vein, not a new one, in fact it is age-old, but one which is usually adapted to the life and delicacy and beauty which are so large a part...
William Beebe himself would relish Petunia and wish that "all the potatoes on Christendom be magically transformed" as suggested by his namesake, Mr. Boobie. Nor could he nor his admirers take offense at this delicate demonstration of the pathetic fallacy. "Sketches in Pleasant Russia" is more in the undergraduate vein of burlesque, but the dialogue and dialect are good. "Prison Cruelty" is well named, such things should be avoided even in the Atlantic. And the dullness of the portraits of American Women is emphasized rather than enlivened, although its style is admittedly well executed...