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...congratulated upon its success last Saturday, still it should realize that its play is far from perfect, and it should endeavor to make great improvement before meeting Princeton's fine team on the 10th. Our goalkeeper is probably the best college player in his position, but he should be quicker in gaining and throwing the ball. The three first men on the defence, Davis, Rueter and Noble, play a very fine game, although they sometimes play too far from the goal. Of the fielders, Machado plays excellently; he catches and throws well, and is clever at getting the ball from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LACROSSE TEAM. | 5/8/1883 | See Source »

...plate" system of photographing, which has been recently adopted at Pach's studio, requires a sitting of only two or three seconds, so that the groups are now taken quicker and with more comfort to the sitter than were the single photographs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/18/1883 | See Source »

First round - Both men opened well and for a time leads, counters and body blows followed each other in rapid succession, much to the delight of the audience. Ayars, who was quicker and more scientific than his adversary, had the best of this round...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H. A. A. | 3/19/1883 | See Source »

...upon the amount of exertion, both physical and mental, to which the human frame is subjected. The best result is obtained from exercise when the body is in a state of perspiration, as then the blood is rushing more rapidly through the veins, the action of the heart is quicker and the energy developed is more intense. Care should be taken not to use too heavy dumb-bells and weights, as the good which would otherwise be derived is counterbalanced by the expenditure of vital energy and the general clogging up of the system. Suppose a man were to hold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DR. SARGENT ON EXERCISE. | 2/1/1883 | See Source »

...would humbly suggest the value of such a course at Harvard, and feel convinced that opportunity for learning a better and quicker way of taking notes would be quickly utilized by a large percentage of the students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/3/1882 | See Source »

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