Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...McKenzie before a large attendance of students and visitors. The selections of hymns consisted in "Let all the World in every Corner Sing," Watson's "O Worship the Lord," and that beautiful effort of Mozart's, "O Great Jehovah." Mr. Babcock, the soloist, sang with his customary skill and finish. The sermon was delivered by Dr. Gordon, in which he tersely compared the influence of the race of life upon the runner to the influence of spectators upon the various athletic contests...
...very often finds a line or two of criticism so indefinite as to give one absolutely no idea whether the theme be poor. indifferent, or good. An acquaintance of mine recently found this comment as what was meant for a description: "Regarded as a chapter this shows skill. It reminds me of a passage in Kidnapped." Now it happened that my illiterate friend had merely "skimmed" Kidnapped two years before. What did the criticism tell him? Even if he had read Kidnapped how was he to know whether his theme seemed to the instructor a feeble imitation or a dangerous...
...overcome with unprecedently heavy rushing, the always sharper tackling of Yale and Princeton, and Harvard's success at this kind of game has been remarkable. Harvard produced an eleven of enormous weight both in the rush line and behind it-and this great physical power was concentrated with considerable skill. The Harvard system is very superior to the heavy rushing game that was so assiduously practiced by all three colleges some six years...
Above all, let every man work hard. Skill is quite as important as strength and agility. It is not enough simply to contest on Saturday. Every one must take regular, faithful practice, under Mr. Lathrop's direction. We have a working chance of winning back the cup. Shall we? will we do it? Upon every one of us rests some share of the responsibility. Let no one shirk his duty...
...wish to call attention to the announcement of the H. A. A. in another column. It is of the utmost importance to the success of the Mott Haven team this year that everybody who has any athletic skill should go to work and train for a position on the team. The contests which are to be given this winter are intended to bring out new men and raise the standard of the men we already have in three events which it is very important for us to win at New York next spring. Those events are chosen partly because...