Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...committee of five should confer with old oarsmen and report at a future meeting, was voted down. An informal vote was taken on the question of admitting Yale; the secretary appointed Messrs. Tyson, Stout, Woods and Garrison, tellers: yeas, 85; nays. 45. The debate now became very animated, and somewhat tiresome; Messrs. Duncan, Lund, Hutchinson, Lund, Fairbanks, and Tilton sustaining the affirmative side of the argument, and Messrs. Hunnewell, Crowninshield and Post, the negative...
...deliberations of Monday night, that judgment must have good solid reasons behind it and must not be the outcome of prejudice or hasty and careless discussion. Our correspondent of to-day may be right in the main, but we thin that the position which he takes is narrow and somewhat superficial. Further comment on the subject we shall reserve until a later issue...
...gaining strength at Harvard. It is an unquestioned fact that these series enable a person to make himself acquainted with the works of writers whom he would never otherwise find time to study at least during his college course. The good we derive from these readings if of course somewhat superficial; it could not be otherwise, when such a wide field is covered. Superficial knowledge, however, is far better, in many cases, than no knowledge...
...audience that enjoyed last night's concert was somewhat diminished in number, which was due, no doubt, to the inclemency of the weather. The programme was a very light and pleasing one, consisting of the following numbers...
...stops, and artificial harmonics was perfection itself. A member of his delicate and chromatic runs, however, were lost to the auditor, being drowned by the din of the orchestra. The soloist richly deserved the encore he received. Dvorak's Rhapsody No. 1 is rather trivial in character and partakes somewhat of the characteristics of wild Scotch music. Considered as a light piece of music, its bold conception is admirable. Its principal motives were admirably brought out by the orchestra. The last number on the programme was Haydn's Oxford Symphony which was exceedingly delicately and conscientiously rendered. The beautiful quality...