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Title: Winning His "W": A Story of Freshman Year at College
Note: Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Elaine Walker, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Winning His 'W': A Story of Freshman Year at College" by Everett T. Tomlinson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the experiences of a group of freshmen at Winthrop College, particularly highlighting their adventures, friendships, and challenges as they adapt to college life. Among these students, Peter John Schenck stands out as a nervous and awkward individual, contrasting with his more confident friends, Will Phelps and Foster Bennett. The opening portion of the book introduces us to Will and Foster as they prepare for the arrival of their friend Peter John, who fears the pressures of college and the anticipated bullying from upperclassmen. We see the dynamics of their friendship and Peter John's anxieties about fitting in at college. As Peter John's dramatic entry unfolds, filled with comic misunderstandings and a chaotic first encounter with the college's social scene, the scene sets the tone for the humorous and heartfelt tales of growth and self-discovery that follow. The early chapters establish an engaging portrait of youthful naivety and the trials of transitioning into an unfamiliar environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Tomlinson, Everett T. (Everett Titsworth), 1859-1931
EBook No.: 15801
Published: May 8, 2005
Downloads: 75
Language: English
Subject: College students -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Sports stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Winning His "W": A Story of Freshman Year at College
Note: Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Elaine Walker, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Winning His 'W': A Story of Freshman Year at College" by Everett T. Tomlinson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the experiences of a group of freshmen at Winthrop College, particularly highlighting their adventures, friendships, and challenges as they adapt to college life. Among these students, Peter John Schenck stands out as a nervous and awkward individual, contrasting with his more confident friends, Will Phelps and Foster Bennett. The opening portion of the book introduces us to Will and Foster as they prepare for the arrival of their friend Peter John, who fears the pressures of college and the anticipated bullying from upperclassmen. We see the dynamics of their friendship and Peter John's anxieties about fitting in at college. As Peter John's dramatic entry unfolds, filled with comic misunderstandings and a chaotic first encounter with the college's social scene, the scene sets the tone for the humorous and heartfelt tales of growth and self-discovery that follow. The early chapters establish an engaging portrait of youthful naivety and the trials of transitioning into an unfamiliar environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Tomlinson, Everett T. (Everett Titsworth), 1859-1931
EBook No.: 15801
Published: May 8, 2005
Downloads: 75
Language: English
Subject: College students -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Sports stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.