Word: work
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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More satisfactory is the study of Rideout's work. Here, at least, we have what is worth having and worth noting: the views of an enthusiastic admirer who is at the age when admiration is generous and little restricted by the habit of criticism. It is not possible to accept all the conclusions of the writer, especially as he invalidates some of them himself--e. g., the simile of the lizard on the wall--but it is pleasant to see the genuine attempt to give a reason for the faith that is in the enthusiast...
...certain charm, although the mingling of personal pronouns jars upon the ear. It is simple, and that is a quality too little thought of by young writers, apt to imagine that the more complex their sentences and the more far-fetched their comparisons the more artistic their work. The writer of the study on Rideout offends in this way: he has one sentence, if not more, that challenges the understanding and defeats...
During the past week considerable progress has been made in class rowing, the orders of the crews gradually becoming more settled and the work assuming a more serious aspect throughout. Coach Brown has had charge of the Senior and Junior crews and Coach Stevenson of the Sophomores...
...work of the Senior and Junior crews has consisted of short paddles down-stream under the supervision of Coach Brown from the coxswain's seat or a single. The Sophomores, have been taking much longer rows, coached by Stevenson from the launch. So far the Junior crew has shown by far the best form, having several men of experience in the boat. The Sophomores have also been improving rapidly. The Senior crew has suffered much from lack of material, and consequently is at present rowing poorly. The weather so far has been favorable for so early in the season...
...should be allowed to do so. As soon as it appears that he is neglecting his studies, he can immediately be prevented from taking part in athletics. We do not believe that a man's enforced abstinence from University sport during a season will increase his desire to work, but rather that an athlete constantly training will make sure that his record at the office is satisfactory. His absences from Cambridge are undoubtedly undesirable from a Faculty standpoint, but as is shown by the establishment of the Dean's List a man who is doing good work should be given...