Word: developement
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...which has ever before been placed on exhibition, consists primarily of pencil drawings and small water colors, chosen from a number given as birthday and Christmas presents to his children. Of particular interest are the drawings, as showing the discipline to which he subjected himself in order to develop technique. His more finished work, for which the sketches were merely a preparation, is represented by a large oil pointing and a large water color now at the Fogg Museum...
...enlisted in the service of the nation, and the tenth is indispensably engaged in the manufacture of munitions. But it is now appreciated that the maintenance of the standards of our amateur athletics is of great importance as an auxiliary to war. It is far better to develop the boys "back home" for future service than to permit the quality of games to retrograde out of respect for the men who have gone to the front. The youthful tennis player or the freshman or sophomore ball player of today is the soldier of tomorrow. --Boston Transcript...
...crew, Yale has three experienced men -- Captain Hyatt, Vail and Mead -- for the nucleus of an eight. Professor Mather Abbott of the faculty, who is acting as coach for the Elis, is aiming to provide sport this year for all rather than to develop a specialized highly-trained eight. Every candidate, accordingly, who has reported for practice will be retained throughout the season, and a strong plea will be made for new men to come out. In speaking of the crew prospects at Yale, Professor Abbott is quoted by the New York Evening Post as saying...
...elapsed since the beginning of the track season, the outlook for both the University and Freshman squads is promising. There are still only a few out in proportion to the number in former years, but the material on hand, though not composed of experienced men, bids fair to develop a strong team...
Recognizing the duty of the University to render all its members physically fit for war service, it is the intention of the Rowing Committee to conduct the training so as to bring about the physical betterment of as many men as possible, rather than to develop a single crew. In accordance with this purpose, as many boats as can be filled will be kept on the river during the entire season. There will consequently be no cut in the squad and each man will receive an unusual amount of individual attention. The practice will be so arranged...