Word: broken
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Saint Saens ingenious Danse Macabre, though not finely played, so took the audience as to call forth a demand for its repetition, which Mr. Gericke unwisely yielded to. If the rule against repeats is to be broken, it would seem as if a piece of more real musical merit might furnish the occasion. The Melusine overture was taken at altogether too rapid a pace, and even then the violins showed a tendency to break away from the conductor's time: it was otherwise well done, the delicate runs in particular being evenly, and carefully brought out. The symphony...
...Page, '88, supported the affirmative, and Mr. L. B. Stedman, '87, and F. B. Taylor, C. S., the negative. It was claimed by the leading disputants, on the one side, that this change would facilitate communication between the executive and legislative, that the power of the committees would be broken, that less pressure would be brought to bear on the president to influence legislation corruptly, that continuity of legislation would be ensured and that a more progressive policy could be maintained by the executive. The disputants on the other side claimed that the legislative department was the chief...
...scratch race-course in front of the boat house, was sufficiently broken up yesterday afternoon to allow members of the University crew to paddle about in pair-oared boats...
...always thought to be characterized bya hearty espritducorps. This is undoubtedly true of the greater number of colleges, especially American colleges. Of late years, however, it has become whispered that Harvard is losing this spirit of good-fellowship. It is said that the men studying at Cambridge are broken up into cliques. It is hinted that class feeling is but a tradition of the past,- and recent events seem to indicate that this statement is a true...
...Yale University nine. There are three squads in steady practice. Terry, '85, second base of the '84 nine and captain of the '85 nine, will very likely retain his old position. Lux, '88, was the catcher on the freshman team last fall, and though he has recently broken a finger through his steady playing, will probably retain his old position. Sheppard, '87, was left field on his class nine, and is trying for a similar position on the university, which he stands a fair chance of gaining. Morse, '87, was change catcher on his class team, and may secure...