text_original: Not only were they serious, but also they were highly poetic. "And this," said Professor Erskine, "marks what I hope is the distinguishing literary atmos phere at Columbia. The trend of the plays written by Columbia students is strongly poetic.
text_transcription: NOT ONLY WERE THEY SERIOUS BUT ALSO THEY WERE HIGHLY POETIC AND THIS SAID PROFESSOR ERSKINE MARKS WHAT I HOPE IS THE DISTINGUISHING LITERARY ATMOSPHERE AT COLUMBIA THE TREND OF THE PLACE WRITTEN BY COLUMBIA STUDENTS IS STRONGLY POETIC
phonemes: nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli wɜː ðeɪ sˈɪɹiəs, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ðeɪ wɜː hˈaɪli poʊˈɛɾɪk. "ænd ðˈɪs," sˈɛd pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ˈɜːskaɪn, "mˈɑːɹks wʌt aɪ hˈoʊp ɪz ðə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ˈætmoʊz fˈɪɹ æt kəlˈʌmbiə. ðə tɹˈɛnd ʌvðə plˈeɪz ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ kəlˈʌmbiə stˈuːdənts ɪz stɹˈɔŋli poʊˈɛɾɪk.