Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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HORIZONTAL BAR.This exhibition of horizontal bar work was better than it was last year. There were four contestants, all of whom showed strength and skill. J. C. Faulkner, '86, won the general applause by his graceful movements. The prize was awarded to him. The other competitors were: H. Swain, '89, R. T. Osgood, '87, and T. C. Batchelder...
Owing to the way in which the fencing of Saturday degenerated into wild thrusting and a reliance upon strength instead of skill, it is understood that those in college who are instructed in this sport will soon meet and draw up a new code of rules for the judging of fencing bouts. Mr. John Boyle O'Reilly favors the plan...
...final bout of fencing between Lander, '86 and Isham, R. G. was won by Isham, 7 points to 2. This bout was hardly what it should have been, Isham's tactics being much the better suited to broad sword contest, since he depended more upon his strength than his skill to defeat his adversary...
...Labor deserve the support of the working classes." The vote on the merits of the question stood, affirmative, 31: negative, 10. The principal disputants were: affirmative, A. T. Perkins, '87, and E. E. Shoemaker, '89; negative, N. F. Hesseltine, 88, and G. A. Reisner, '89. The vote on the skill of argument of these disputants resulted in favor of the negative, 35 votes...
...Greek religion honestly you must at once understand that this literal was in the mind of the general people as deeply rooted as ours in the legends of our own sacred book." 8. Why do the fine arts afford the best measure of civilization? 9. How far is technical skill a test of the excellence of a work of art? 10. The influence of Sebastian Bach on instrumental music. 11. The scope of descriptive or "programme" music...