Word: skilled
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Count Henry of Champagne and set up her court at Trois. She gave great encouragement to poetry and developed a school in the north of France whose ideals and forms were essentially those of the troubadors of Provence. From Trois came the poet Chretien, whose works, written with much skill, became universally popular. Through them he gave expression in extenso to the social ideals of the court of Marie, where women were the leaders and moulders of society. He elaborated the theory of courtly love and love's utter obedience, which had been originally developed in Provence, and with...
...explain this we must admit that the interest in this particular line of work is not sufficiently general. What really good writing there is from time to time, is the work of but a few men. We are not, however, disposed to believe that with these few the literary skill of the entire College is exhausted. There must be more clever writers in Harvard than ever contribute to either Monthly, Advocate, or Lampoon. Whether from laziness, or because the prizes in view are not tempting enough, these men persistently refrain from doing their part to raise the standard...
...better for university athletics in this country, as well as for university interests in general, that we should not lend any countenance to it, and that we should, furthermore, avoid all semblance of a spirit of exclusiveness towards our sister universities. Nor, considering the narrower ground of athletic skill, can we forget that, in the latest competition among American universities, Harvard won only the third place...
...however worthy as average citizens have not the refined, sympathetic or cultured qualities which enable them to meet the demands of the best education of children. To the public school system the American people have given themselves with marvelous devotion, where there has not been the highest skill there has been at least the greatest self-sacrifice. There is, therefore, a call today upon the public spirit of university men - that wherever they may be, and whatever profession they may enter they feel a responsibility for the common schools, and by work and sacrifice do their part in strengthening...
...unique feats of sharp shooting of Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) the event of the performance is the rescue of the identical old Deadwood mail coach from the attack of Indians. The sharpshooting of Col. Cody is unique, wonderful! Nobody has ever succeeded in equalling his skill which was not cultivated to excite the wonder of audiences but in the service of the U. S. army on the great western plains...