Word: expectancy
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Most important of all things is rapidity of work. The sketch must be finished at one sitting, generally in not more than four hours. Even if the light should be the same on another day, it is impossible to expect that the mood of a painter should be just the same. So he cannot see things in just the same way. To an expert a painting done on different days is a perfect almanac. So the artist must work quickly. His strokes must be accurate and he must know that they are right. Such little details as time...
...direct from Harvard. The whole question seems to us one of time and we believe that time will bring about just what both parties wish. We do not prophesy, however, for no one knows what the overseers will do with the petition; we only state what seems reasonable to expect from existing circumstances...
Courtney, the Cornell coach, has begun to gather men for this year's freshman crew. It is of course impossible to give any prophecy as to the probable merits of the crew, but with the material which the class has shown itself to contain, there is no reason to expect difficulty in developing a good eight...
...candidates for the freshman crew have now gone into strict training. As was expected, the long rest which the men had in the vacation has had a bad effect for the time being upon the character of their work. The men are now loose and unsteady, but the coaches expect soon to get them into form...
SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHS.- Mr. Tupper will be ready to take pictures at any time during the Christmas recess. We advise all men who expect to stay in this vicinity to take advantage of this opportunity of finding Mr. Tupper at his leisure...