Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Nothing could better disprove the assertion that drama is essentially literature than does the long pantomime so effectively staged by Reinhardt and so vividly acted by his German performers with skilful use of the unfamiliar medium of gesture and facial expression...
...bridge at the end of the long stretch. One important change was made in the orders, Chanler taking Eager's place at stroke in the first University boat, Eager rowing at stroke on the second crew. The first and second University crews are both commencing to space out better, and the first two Freshman crews are rowing exceedingly well...
Trials for the University tennis team will be held immediately after the spring recess, and prospects for a successful season are better than last year. W. B. Fraser-Campbell '11, is the only member of last year's team who has graduated, but A. H. Tomes '13 is playing baseball instead of tennis, and Q. A. S. McKean '13 and G. W. Wightman '13 are not in College this half-year. Four members of last year's team, however, are available, Captain C. S. Cutting '12, L. I. Grinnell '12, A. J. Lowrey '13, and J. R. Pratt...
...resurfacing of the courts with the newly compounded mixture of stone dust and clay is successful, it will help materially in producing a better team than last year, when a number of the men were handicapped by the change from the well-built courts which they had been using during the summer, to those on Jarvis Field...
...defeating Cornell on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon by a score of 6 to 0 the University association football team secured its first victory in the intercollegiate series. The team showed better form than ever before this season; the work of the forwards was noticeably improved, the backfield being the weakest part of the line...