Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...institution of the Annex, the tendency of our learned Professors has been toward the "more tender" sports, notably tennis (which two play, with rests and things). At the same time their policy has been to discourage those games which develop and exercise the manly powers, strength, endurance, pluck and skill. The natural inference is, that the influence of these maidens upon the faculty is demoralizing, effeminating and mollifying (I use the word in its first meaning) in the extreme. Therefore Messrs. Editors, despite a chivalric regard for the gentler sex in general, in this case solicitude for the welfare...
...composer who has the reputation of being generally dry, abstruse and uninteresting, it certainly gave the impression of being a melody of romance, beauty, and anything but dry. Its themes are short and graceful; but it is needless to say that they are developed with all the resources and skill of the musician's art. The orchestra under Herr Gericke's excellent leadership, mastered its difficulties easily. The soloist was Miss Emma Juch. She is well known to Boston and Cambridge musical people, and her delightful rendering of the two arias allotted her caused no surprise to those...
Here at Harvard there is a large number of men who possess a great deal of interest and considerable skill in the art of photography. The recent exhibition contained the result of the labors of several students, and some of the exhibits sent in by Harvard men took a very high rank. AS the interest is so general, we are not surprised to hear rumors of the proposed formation of a Harvard Amateur Photographic Society. The present year seems to be a fruitful one for the birth of societies and associations, and we see no reason to prevent one more...
...game of foot ball shins, of course, will suffer, and here and there a collarbone perchance will snap. But the very spirit of the Eton game lends itself less to hard kicking than do others. Skill more than brute force is required to run a ball down neatly from one end of the field to the other; the enemy has rather to be dexterously avoided than encountered and overthrown. Still it would be idle to pretend that foot ball is a delicate game, or one to be enjoyed without a fair share of hard blows. given and received. Given...
...exception of the Yale game. The reputation which the Exeter eleven has already acquired is well known. The team is undoubtedly the best that the school has ever produced, and the fact that they were bold enough to challenge our University eleven shows that they must play with considerable skill and courage. Our freshmen, however, are not discouraged at the bold front which the Exeter men put on. They have done all they can as a preparation for their struggle and will start today with a determination to keep up the good record which they have faithfully earned. There...