Word: task
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Lewis, as Michael Daverines, though a trifle stiff, and not altogether convincing, made the most of a thankless and difficult part; and Miss Harrington and Mr. Anderson played the colorless sister and brother-in-law with excellent taste. But, on the whole, the cast failed in only one task, which is a very difficult one for Anglo-Saxons; they did not preserve the Gallic quality of the characters they represented. Mr. Blair gave to Robert Fergan a truly Anglo-Saxon touch of blunt brutality, and Miss Kahn typified the American rather than the French wife's conception of liberty...
...library, in co-operation with all the other libraries in the United States, has recently been engaged in preparing a list of its incunabula or books published before 1500. This work is being done at the request of the Public Library of Philadelphia, which has undertaken the task of compiling a list of all the incunabula in the United States, and the places where they may be found. This list is to figure in the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Gutenberg of Maing, the inventor of printing
...coaches of the Yale team this year have had the difficult task of developing an eleven from a mass of raw but promising material. The early development was slow but steady, and resulted in the victory over Wisconsin. The defeat by Columbia, however, threw the team back considerably, and it was only by the most commendable persistency of the coaches and with the enthusiastic support of the college that new life has been given to the team...
...Harvard team, although hampered at first by the difficulty of being chosen from a very large squad, seems now fully equal to its task. There has been a marked improvement in the past few days as a result of the two class games. With a strong line and quick, resourceful ends, the defense should be effective, while the reliable trio of backs should assure a dashing offense...
Should not the janitors, then, be instructed to remove all these private advertisements? The task of keeping the boards clear of such foreign matter would not be great, for those who place it there would soon grow weary of supplying the janitors with cardboard, when once it was understood that their placards would not be allowed to remain...