Word: rapid
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Under the direction of Mr. Dohs twenty-five candidates are practicing daily for the gymnastic team. Of the five specialties, the most rapid progress is being made in tumbling. Immediately after the Christmas recess a team will be picked to take part in the dual exhibition with the University of Pennsylvania which will be held in Philadelphia about January 20. Following this there will be a dual contest between Harvard and Yale which will be held in Cambridge early in February. Columbia University has invited the team to take part in a dual contest at the opening...
...course on the "History of Heroditus" will be given by Dr. Botsford. Assistant Professors Morgan and Marsh will give a course on the "Works of Virgil with Studies of his Sources and Influence on the Literature of the Renaissance." Dr. Babbit will give a new course on "Rapid Reading of Homer's Iliad": Assistant Professor Morgan will give one on "The Early Career of Cicero"; Dr. Manning, on "Studies in the Life and Times of Ovid"; Professor Smith, an "Introduction to Latin Epigraphy"; Professor Greenough, an "Exposition of Roman Philosophy"; Assistant Professor Parker, on "Social Movements in the First Century...
...general practice has been to appoint a small number of principal disputants for each occasion,- two, as a rule,- and the attendance has not been sufficient to ensure an audience worth addressing. This difficulty can be obviated to some degree by uniting all the available forces, and an equally rapid rotation of speakers may be maintained by appointing four speakers for each debate...
Miss Clara May takes the part of Josabet. She graduated at Radcliffe, but has not hitherto done any acting. She has been making rapid progress, however her French accent is admirable...
...practically picked for the class games, and most of the time has lately been devoted to perfecting the plays. The team started the season with very encouraging prospects, as almost all of last year's eleven were available for positions; but the progress so far has not been as rapid as was expected. The team as a whole is not aggressive enough; the men do not make the most of their opportunities. On the defence there is a distinct weakness in breaking through and on the offense the interference is slow in starting and runs too easily...