Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Hancock '91, with Clark '91 second. Folsom '91, won the flying rings, with Patten '93 second. Reed '93, the winner of last year's club swinging event, won again this year; Barton '93, second. The fancy bicycle riding was won by Brent '93, who performed some very difficult tricks. The 15 yards dash was won by Lilienthal '93, in 2 3-5 sec., with Phelan '91, second...
...varsity nine played a short practice game on Jarvis yesterday afternoon, and no one but the batteries did any indoor work. The ground was a little soft and the men found it difficult to manage the wet ball with cold hands, but in spite of these drawbacks the practice was much more satisfactory than work in the cage...
...prophet Isaiah lived during the reign of four Hebrew Kings, but to give the dates of their accession is rather difficult. Nevertheless the period of Isaiah's activity extended over about forty years. During his life a great many important events in history took place, beginning in 738 B. C. with a tribute to Assyria, from Israel. Later, in 732, the Assyrians captured Damascus, in 724 Samaria was overthrown, and in 701 Judah was invaded by Senacherib...
...naturally makes the short period in his life during which we have known him of principal interest to us. Howell was president of the '92 freshman glee club and sang for a time on the University glee club. He was a member of the Institute of 1770. It is difficult to sum up the qualities of a man familiarity with whom is apt to blind the perception of those traits which would be apparent to a stranger. All those who knew Howell slightly will remember him first, probably, for his courteous manner and kind-hearted disposition. To those, and there...
...candidates for the crew are pegging away steadily, improving in form and advancing to the more difficult portions of the stroke. Yesterday they began using the sliding seats a little. The candidates are now as follows: Powers '92, 163; Watriss '92, 165; Jones, '92, 165; Rantoul '92, 167; Perkins '91, 170; Fitzhugh '91, 181; Kelton '93, 192; Vail '93, 190; Earle '93, 162; Shaw '94, 188; Newell '94, 171; Cummings '93, 170; Bartholomay, L. S., 167; Lynam...