Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...apprehension expressed by the committee in its supplementary report of May 25, 1889, that the Boat club might not be able to meet the current expenses of the year has happily not been realized. This is due largely to the energy and skill of the treasurer. He closes his accounts with a balance (cash on hand and bills receivable) of $1117.22. Against this are to be set outs adding bills to the amount of $1275.36, leaving an excess of liabilities over assets of only 158.14, a creditable showing in view of the difficulties against which the treasurer contended. The total...
...appeared as the soloist of the evening and at once found favor with the audience. Her voice is not phenomenal either on quality or range but very pleasing and expressive. The excellencies of the brass department were well brought out, and the complicated instrumental effects were played with faultless skill by the orchestra...
...class championship football games which begin this afternoon are an innovation which deserves the attention of all students. The skill which has been shown by the various class teams in their practice games with the 'Varsity is ample assurance of both the auccess and interest of the series, and we are sure men will be fully repaid for their trouble in wetnessing the games. But the series needs our attention on other grounds than its interest merely. The plan now carrying on is deserving of attention as the first auccessful attempt to organize a series of class games...
...championship of the college. The game was won by Tallant's good returns of Lee's lobbing. Lee played on the back line and lobbed into Tallant's hands continually. This kind of play gave Tallant many chances to keep Lee running across the courts, and Lee showed great skill in recovering himself. In starting Tallant took service, but as there was some wind and a strong sunlight they changed courts after each game. Both players were a little careless in the first set and there was little play of interest except in the fourth game when there were some...
...Athetic Association in regard to the regular hare and hounds runs which have always taken place at this time of year. There are many men in college who play neither foot ball nor tennis, but who would be only too glad to participate in a sport which requires neither skill nor a great amount of muscle. In previous years the large number of entries have proved the popularity of the sport, and the slowness of the managers in renewing it this year, if for no other reason than to develop material for the Mott Haven team, is extremely deplorable...