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Word: compact (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...form of presentation of Harvard, and the convincing earnestness of Yale. In the rebuttals all these qualities were present and in addition to them a marvellous quickness in grasping and refuting arguments, together with a very unusual power of summing up, and of making the line of reasoning a compact whole. So evenly matched were the teams that it is impossible to pick out the best characteristics of the debate without crediting them to both sides alike. Harvard, however, can be separately praised for her perfect stage presence, self-command and form of delivery. In these respects she excelled Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/6/1897 | See Source »

This well printed volume is well worth getting and keeping, for it contains an excellent text and translation of this great tragedy in a compact and attractive form...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Edition of "Athalie." | 11/23/1897 | See Source »

...signal practice and scrub games against the substitutes and other class teams. The line is fairly heavy for a class team and the men are good individually, but they do not play well together. The backs are heavy but slow in starting, and the interference is not as compact as it should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/29/1897 | See Source »

HISTORY I NOTES.- On a new plan; compact; complete; important events emphasized. Easy reference to Putzger. Price $1.25. For sale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notice. | 6/14/1897 | See Source »

Contrary to the custom of several years past, the CRIMSON will not issue a six-page edition during the spring. This change has been made partly on account of the expense of publishing the extra sheet and partly to keep the paper in its present compact form. It is thought that by using a column and a half of the space formerly given to advertisements there will be enough room in the paper for all of the college news, and that it can be presented in a more convenient form...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/26/1897 | See Source »

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