Word: skilling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nine capitals decorated with pure design show that combination of strength and delicacy, that supreme skill in execution, which is characteristic of the best Burgundian work of the twelfth century. In the figured capitals, however, the interest is even more intense. A brief discussion of the iconography or subjects depicted will be of interest...
...Less than three years from the day Mr. Harkness first suggested his gift for the Houses all seven of them were in full operation. For such a result we are indebted to the skill, the devotion and the tireless energy of the architects and the officers of the University who have taken part in the work. Save for the old Russell Hall--a part of Adams House, which Mr. Harkness proposed should be torn down and rebuilt at his expense--the Houses were completed and occupied at the opening the term this autumn. Residence in them has been voluntary...
...Japanese surprised with their skill . . . along defensive lines. ... In batting they are still weak, although they are absolutely fearless at the plate...
Unlike that of most prodigies. Ralph Greenleaf's skill has improved with years. At 32, he was playing for his eleventh championship last week. Greenleaf's dignity did not permit him to emulate his confreres who, before a match, changed their dinner coats for black silk playing jackets. He wore his evening clothes throughout the tournament, entranced spectators by the suave and cautious ritual with which he filed his cue-point, sandpapered it, chalked it, then powdered his sharp-fingered hands. Only once was Greenleaf ruffled. That was in his seventh match when he missed his favorite cube...
...Beyer '33, V. L. Eaton '34, N. E. Long '32, A. G. Malkan '33, and M. A. Mergentheim '33, three other men--C. J. Tanenbaum '34, R. B. Thomson '32, and B. I. Wechsler '34, will be added, constituting a formidable team. In the second round they pit their skill against Yale and in the third round, against Princeton, always playing the black pieces...