Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...fair companion and I were soon deep in a pleasing discussion on social life...
Many opinions are expressed about this lack of success, and a quite prevalent one is that the Glee Club in its attempt to sing some of the more difficult glees is rather too ambitious. The individual talent of the Club is not more than fair; the united efforts often seem strained and affected. To sing the songs of the Apollo or Boylston Club is indeed a laudable ambition, but to expect in so doing to meet entire success is presumptuous...
...Harvard," and publish the article merely because it presents the stock criticisms in a form convenient to answer. Were we ever so credulous, we could not be brought to believe that such glees as the writer mentions are too difficult for men with any knowledge of music and with fair voices, and much less can we believe that they are too difficult for our Glee Club. If "W" had lately heard the Glee Club sing, he would have recognized the fact that their music is hardly open to the charge of being too difficult; many of the College songs...
...cannot take part in the race on May 25. No reply has been received from the Jamaica Plain Club. Although the project of a combination regatta has not met with the encouragement and support from the amateur clubs of Boston and vicinity which was expected, there is a fair prospect of our having two interesting races. The single-sculls will attract no little attention, and the Union and Harvard four-oars ought to make a good race. It is a matter of regret, however, that none of the associations challenged is willing to send a six-oared crew. The race...
...fair a one I never...