Word: skills
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Lenox String Quartet, which performs at this concert, is one of the best of modern organizations, according to Professor Spalding, who declared it was founded and developed by Mr. F. S. Collidge. "Of Mr. Whiting's skill as a pianist," concluded Professor Spalding, "no culogistic words are necessary...
...boxing as an intercollegiate sport four years ago, Dr. Paul Withington declared: "It is as clean as any other sport we have, and if conducted properly, should develop the same good sportsmanship as football or track." And probably even the giant Firpo will now admit that its essence is skill and not brute strength. If comparison is made with other sports, boxing is certainly to be preferred to wrestling and is less dangerous than football. But its organization on an intercollegiate basis offers inherent difficulties as exemplified by the recent ruling of Yale authorities that unless cheering was conducted with...
...outcome when a student group attempts to put on the boards a masterpiece by so fine a student of psychology as Moliere. One fears that the serious parts may become laughable and that the comedy may result in tragedy. But in this instance every scene was presented with a skill that left a feeling of satisfaction and admiration for every member of the cast...
...Perrin's skill, his voice, face and every gesture, met perfectly the thought and undercurrent of feeling of Orgon. Great praise...
...book had certain definite notions of what it was to be good for and what were its selling points. These they took laborious metrical pains to set forth beyond the possibility of doubt in a verse which, tastefully placed at the beginning, advertises the ensuing, volume with a skill rather perennial than antiquated...