Word: poore
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...play seems assured. The performance was without any of the hitches apparent at the dress rehearsal of Tuesday night, and principals and chorus are now perfectly familiar with their parts and capable of making the most of the play. The principals are all fairly good, but Schurz as the poor musician, Woodruff as Katrina, Miller as the villain, and Parker as the burgomeister, did especially well. The chorus are still somewhat awkward in their movements, but this is chiefly on account of their number...
...afternoon, on Soldiers Field, the Freshman baseball nine defeated the Wrocester Academy team by the score of 5 to 4. Though the score was close, at times the play was very ragged and the whole work of the Freshman nine loose. The playing of the infield especially was very poor. The batting on both teams was very weak and the baserunning slow. For the Freshmen, Edmunds and Farrington played the best; and for Worcester, Barker and Hersey. In the second inning, on a hit by Barker, Foster threw to Farrington, who made a double play at first, retiring the Worcester...
...reading, however, it is desired to found a permanent scholarship, like those offered in the University; and if the sum realized is not large enough to accomplish this, it is intended to make the scholarship a temporary one and to use the money at once for the benefit of poor and deserving students. At any rate, no matter what disposition is made of the profits, the undertaking is thoroughly deserving of success. It is to be hoped that members of the University will show their interest in it by attending the reading tomorrow night...
...Junior fencing tournament at New York, just before the recess, Harvard made a very poor showing. The totals were: N. Y. A. C., 1,574; Cornell, 1,500; Fencers' Club, 1,499; Harvard...
...Lampoon contains some material rather above the average, though other parts perhaps are hardly as bright as usual. Considerable space is devoted to deriding a well known book in one of the required courses, which, though possibly poor taste, is still moderately well done. A portion of the editorial rather picturesquely expresses the objections to a prolonged Class...