Word: masterful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Walford, and even Mrs. Gaskill have written stories after the manner of the novel-chapter already referred to, and only Mr. Kipling, an Anglo-Indian, and Stevenson, a Scotchman, among contemporary British writers have had uniform artistic success in this sort of work. Guy de Maupassant is the master of contemporary French authors in the conte...
...thirteenth annual dinner of the New England Association of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity will take place at Young's Hotel, Boston, under the auspices of the Iota Charge of Harvard, on Friday evening, April 10, at seven o'clock. The toast-master will be A. P. Stone, Harvard '93, and the speaker of the evening, O. S. Marden, Boston University...
...work in the cage is progressing slowly. The sliding seems to be difficult to master, and there are still the elementary faults of awkward fielding and careless throwing which must be remedied. The squad as a whole lacks snap, and the men seem to be afraid of expending any more effort than is actually necessary...
Among the other speakers were John Tetlow, master of the Girls' High and Latin School Boston; C. H. Grandgent, director of modern languages in the public schools; Professor M. H. Morgan, on the requirements in Greek and Latin; and Mr. J. Y. Bergen...
...Pieta of St. Peters in Rome by Michael Angelo. This cast is now on view in the Michael Angelo room, and near it is hung a large carbon photograph taken from the marble. From the two a very just idea of this important early work by the great master may be obtained...