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...preparation for every contest there are always individuals who, although keeping in the background, deserve a share of the credit of victory if victory be won, and in any case the thanks of their fellows. Such men are those who have assisted the Harvard team in their training for the debate with Princeton, and their services in furnishing practice to the principals and in bringing out fine points in rebuttal, could not have been spared...
...natural and showed that they were fitted for their parts. Parker kept up the spirit of the play throughout, showing marked ability to act a comical character. R. M. Mahoney 1900 as Sporticus, attendant to the King, over acted, and put Bungus, one of the principal characters, in the background. The chorus showed lack of training and were not sure of their parts besides, not getting into the spirit of the play...
...window seats are called for, while the society rooms are to be finished in light paint to recall the old colonial buildings. This same treatment will be carried out in the Assembly Hall. Throughout the building the plaster walls are to be painted in plain harmonious color as a background for portraits and prints...
Professor Gardner will arrive in this country the first week in April, and will deliver a series of lectures, illustrated by lantern slides, on the following subjects: "Archxology in Relation to History;" "The Athenian Acropolis as a Background to History;" "Greek and Roman Portraints;" "The Sarcophagi of Sidon;" "Greek Coins in Relation to History...
...will be open for playing about December 1st. This court is the best in the country, the conditions governing out-door play being reproduced as far as possible. The floor is covered with tightly-stretched canvas painted green, and the end walls are hung with black, making a good background. At night the court is lighted by several are lights. There are also baths and dressing rooms for the players. It is hoped that more Harvard players will join this year. Names may be sent to the president or secretary of the Harvard Lawn Tennis Club...