Word: successful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...students in the Department of English. It would be the intention of the department to have the play in every detail of its presentation an exact reproduction of the original. Their attempt, in its full extent, would be the first of its sort, and so peculiarly deserving of success. We hope that the entire project may be fortunately carried through...
...Joshua Reynolds was born in 1723 at Plympton in Devonshire. When eighteen years of age he was apprenticed to Hudson, a famous portrait painter. This relation lasting but two years, he set up for himself and met with considerable success. During this time he formed a warm acquaintance with Admiral Vicomte Keppel. He accompanied the latter in his trip to the Mediterranean. He carefully studied the galleries of Rome, Florence and Venice. Three years later he returned to England and rented a studio in London...
...HAVEN, CONN., Feb 27. - The Yale-Princeton gymnastic exhibition took place in the Yale Gymnasium tonight and was witnessed by six hundred spectators. It was a thorough success, the feats of the rival teams far exceeding the expectations of the spectators. None of the events were competitive. The Yale team consisted of 19 and the and the Princeton team of 8 men. The team work of Yale and the individual trapeze exhibition of Princeton were the most commendable features...
...shows how precarious was the condition of painters in those times. No encouragement was offered by the government, while the stern doctrines of the puritans forbade the decoration of churches by religious paintings. It was portraiture that came to the rescue and stood as the medium between failure and success...
...Faculty and the students on important questions which concerned them both. What this committee has done, or whether it has done anything, we have not learned. It would seem, though, as if the present question about intercollegiate football were admirably suited for discussion at a conference. The successful conduct of the conferences is sure to be matter of much difficulty, and it would be a great point gained to have the first one go off with some show of spirited interest. On the question of football the undergraduates would have more to say, and say it with greater freedom, than...