Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...fair. The absence from rehearsal of several members of the band, whose instruments carried the air, accounts for the poor performance of that particular composition, and for what may have seemed to be a poor arrangement. The nature of the melody requires the placing of the composition in a difficult key, but with the whole band present, this difficulty will be overcome...
...past comparatively few men have participated in it. With the exception of a few awkward sentences, the language is clear and to the point. L. Grandgent's essay, "The Noble Instinct," is a skillful arraignment of the twentieth century huntsmen, without being controversial in form. It would be difficult to disprove the arguments, though more might be said in favor of the hunter. The style is in keeping with the thought, vigorous and dignified. In a "Letter from a Captain of Industry to his Literary Friend," W. M. E. Perkins makes a strong plea for the life of action...
...remarkable, and by his speed and clever dodging he gained about 100 yards for his team: Dennie also ran well and put lots of snap into his team. He had remarkable control over his punts, and the low, straight spirals which he sent to the backfield were very difficult either to judge or catch...
...that the coming lecture on "Church and State in France," to be given under the auspices of the Cercle Francais by the Abbe Klein, will not be overlooked by any students of French, nor, in fact, by any Harvard men who desire further light on one of the most difficult and important political problems of the hour. In his course at the Lowell Institute the Abbe Klein is showing how clearly and interestingly, and how judicially, this burning question can be handled. The lecture will be given in Emerson Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. C. H. GRANDGENT...
...Williams game Saturday, when a large number of brave individuals jumped over the parapet of the Stadium to the track below. They may have gained two minutes over their more orderly neighbors, but this saving in time hardly justifies the risk involved. The more jump is, of course, not difficult, but with an unwieldy and pushing crowd, there is great danger of falling over hurdles and other obstructions, and if one man falls, those who are following at his heels will be unable to keep from piling...