Word: gradually
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...last two essays, "A New Hero of an Old Type" and "Shifting the White Man's Burden," treat more recent subjects; the former showing how the new South has contributed to our list of heroes in the war with Spain, the latter touching on the problem of the gradual disfranchisement of the southern negro...
...Freshman crew work is rather encouraging, and both eights are showing a gradual improvement. Neither crew is well together yet, and consequently the boats are unsteady; but as the orders are rarely changed this difficulty should soon be overcome. The first eight is considerably heavier than is usual with Freshman crews, and individually the men seem to get a strong drive; but they fail to work together, and no marked effects are yet apparent. The men have partially overcome their greatest fault of rushing, but the slides are not yet as well under control as they should be. At present...
Baseball work in the cage during the last week has been hard and steady. The batteries have continued working principally for form and accuracy in throwing, with a gradual increase in speed. Batting practice, coached by Keeler, has been held every morning between 10 and 12, and for a short time in the afternoon. At present the main thing required is good form in meeting the ball. The men have a tendency to try to hit too hard, and do not time the ball well...
...schools to prepare pupils for admission, masters of the schools which have sent candidates, have been invited to conferences held in 1897 and 1901. The masters agreed in 1897 that the increase in requirements would be beneficial; and at the conference in 1901 were still in favor of a gradual increase. To meet the difficulty of insufficient equipment which many high schools encounter in preparing pupils in certain branches of science, the Lawrence Scientific School has been trying an interesting experiment with "specials." Admission to the class of specials is restricted to those who wish to engage in a particular...
...this reason the work of the first half of the season was rather elementary, the purpose of the coaches being to develop the men individually before commencing the formation of team work. The result was that the early games were won by small scores, but the players showed a gradual improvement in their individual work...