Word: contrasting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...ideals are contrasted with and opposed by rigid facts. This contrast has been emphasized by modern students and this emphasis has lead to investigation, which has proved the old forms of natural theology unsound. No impression has been made upon the assumption of the supremacy of ideals; for history has proved the power of ideals to hold their own with facts...
...Kneisel Quartette gave the fourth of its Cambridge Chamber Concerts in the Fogg Lecture Room yesterday evening. The programme was well selected, and was rendered with the usual skill and excellence of the quartette. The contrast between the grace of the Mozart quartette, the tender dignity of the Beethoven, and the plaintive qualities of the Dvorak was exquisite...
...propose to contrast minutely the British with the American athletes or to discuss at length their different modes of training. The Americans certainly take great pains in this respect, and work out their methods with mechanical precision, rather too mechanical, perhaps, if it be true as I am told that some men avoid being selected to represent their university in athletic competition on account of the many pleasures which they would have to give up and the laborious training which they would have to undergo. Possibly we train too little, they train too much. The climate no doubt...
...Then follow several descriptions of ancient athletic contests as they have been recorded by Virgil--the boat races, the foot races, the wrestling contests, the sparring match and the archery contest of Anchises' funeral games. With these pictures of the Roman games and their standards of competition are contrasted descriptions of our modern college athletics and the contrast, as Mr. Collier draws it, is certainly unfavorable to the ancients. The article is worth reading to anyone who wishes to learn a little of the ancient methods of conducting athletic games...
...playing of Graydon in the line, Knowles, Mifflin and Ristine back of the line, and Campbell and Bowditch at ends stood out in contrast to that of the rest of the men. Graydon played aggressively on the offense and defense, and Campbell and Bowditch both prevented gains around their ends. Knowles and Ristine started quickly, broke through the line well, and fought until downed. Mifflin hit the line low and kept his feet well. McGrew at full back was slow in starting and struck the line too high. Swann at halfback was uncertain in handling the ball...