Part 22 (1/2)

VI Comments and Exercises

1 What is the point of this editorial?

2 Note the point of each paragraph: (Par 1) Our collegesour national lack of preparation for war; (Par 2) at present our athletics benefit only a few individuals; (Par 3) if es, it would benefit both individuals and the nation

3 A ement would be: (Par 1) The United States is not prepared for war; (Par 2) as now organized, our college athletics benefit only a few individuals; (Par 3) if es, individual students and the nation alike would be benefited

4 In which arrangeraph unity better observed?

5 Is the arrangeested?

6 The folloords are hackneyed: ”wofully,” ”utterly,”

”inestiest some synonyms

Can any of these words be omitted? Lowell's rule was: ”Cut out the adjectives and adverbs Make the nouns and verbs do the work”

7 Explain the construction of ”with but very little warning,” ”for the purpose,” ”from other institutions,” ”physically,”

”utterly,” ”drill”

8 What is the difference between ”develop”?

Between ”true patriotise” and ”university”?

9 Does this model contain any misstatements of fact?

10 Is the plan feasible or desirable?

11 Could it be extended to secondary schools?

12 Find in the model at least four mixed metaphors If you do not knohat a mixed metaphor is, perhaps this classic example of one will infor in the air But, mark me, I shall yet nip hiy of ”crisis,” ”disaster,”

”political,” ”physical,” ”nation,” ”revolutionize,”

”educational,” ”athletics,” ”institutions,” ”disciplined,”

”military,” ”supervision,” ”experts,” ”auspices,” ”spirit,”

”instilled,” ”nucleus,” ”corps,” ”recruited,” ”additional”

14 Shall we say ”instilled in,” ”instilled into,” or ”developed in”?

15 Write an answer to Model II

16 The great merits of Model II lie in its content and its construction The fundaht be called the ”killing-two-birds-with-one-stone idea” Two things are wrong; one reforht Can you think of any other subject which ested Reading