Word: wield
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...illegitimate son of an English doctor and a French ballet dancer, Meryon joined the French navy in 1841, resigned after seven years "because I did not feel solid enough, either physically or morally, to wield authority over men . . ." As a lonely alternative he took up painting, switched to etching when he found he was color blind. His technical perfectionism was the despair of Meryon himself ("I should have been a tinker"). Combined with his gloomy appreciation of Paris' medieval buildings, it gave his prints the quality of polished mirrors reflecting a magnificently sinister world. "I see an enemy behind...
Peroy will field the same men he has been using all year, with one possible exception. Tom Masterson may wield the saber this afternoon as well as the epee, his usual weapon...
Jane Rainie '50 and Alice Steer '50 will share the chairmanship of the new dormitory-commuter committee. Elizabeth Menzel '51 will wield the baton at the annual Annex song contest on the Quadrangle this term. Mia Atherton '51 was named to head the Alumnae fund committee...
Whether or not the Engineers can wield a bat as well as they manipulate a slide rule remains to be seen, but on the strength of their output to date, Harper's charges must be rated favorites. After a shaky start, the Jayvees have found the range at the plate; pitching has been superb; and fielding has been more than adequate...
Just about everybody who can wield a stick will be playing lacrosse this afternoon. The varsity is tackling M.I.T. here at 4 o'clock, the Jayvees are prefacing the main event with a contest against the Narragansett Lacrosse Club slated for 3 o'clock, and the Freshmen are meeting Andover away...