Word: teaching
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Watson is not here to pick a crew from fellows of his immediate acquaintance or to be partial in the slightest degree; the idea is simply absurd. He is here to teach us to row, a position for which his thorough knowledge of the science adapts him; he is here to pull us out of the hole into which we have fallen and to establish a system which shall win, as it must, a full share of victories in the future...
...being developed from the new men. Several among the catchers show promise of doing well and the chance of developing a good substitute catcher from among these is good. None of the new candidates for pitcher have succeeded in controlling the curves which Mr. Keefe is endeavoring to teach them, but it is as yet too early to look for any great improvement in that direction. The daily practice in the cage is omitted on Saturday and the men who pitched last year are given very light work in order that they may not get stale before their real work...
Matthew Arnold makes three appeals to the world. First, he is a poet, though to many persons he means little in this character. In his verse he cares only to sing of the beautiful things of tragedy and pathos, without trying to teach; while in his prose he is ever intent upon teaching. In his essays his great aim is to reform the Philistine. Another guise in which Matthew Arnold appears to us is as the gentle critic of pure literature; the reader and the commentator of the best things, which he wished to see prevail. In this character...
...Football, as it should be played, teaches a man self-reliance, command over self, and perseverence. It cultivates perception, ability to judge quickly, and the power of concentration. A man to play football must have his wits about him. His opponent is pressing him closely; he must hear and interpret the signals as they are given and then act quickly. The moment the play starts he must call his physical and mental powers into activity. He must do his share of the work; he must look for unprotected places and govern himself accordingly. Obstacles are thrown in his way which...
DEAR SIRS: A request for teachers of English to Italians comes to me from Boston. The following extracts will give an idea of the work. Students willing to teach should communicate with the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Italians, 211 North Street, Boston...