Word: commander
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Dynasty of the Mathers." To be a scholar was part of the family inheritance." Of Increase Mather, the first native American who was president of Harvard College, Prof. Tyler says :-"By the great force of his learning, his logic, his sense, his eloquence, his sagacity and audacity in partilsan command, he became, during the first thirty years of that time, the most powerful man in all that part of the world...
...little effort made to stir up an interest in temperance matters by any discussions of questions bearing upon the subject. It is quite laudable for a temperance man to keep sober, but if we would make headway against our opponents or even hold our own sufficiently to command their respect, we must do more. We must work. This spirit is spreading all over the country, and is especially growing strong towards the West. Thousands of dollars are spent annually to carry elections in the interest of liquor men, and on almost every corner discussions of temperance questions arise, the warmth...
...develop the capabilities of every grade of students, to encourage, not stamp upon, the dull, stimulate the idle, fit even the most stupid for the humble place that he will hold. The faculty and college that soonest recognize this fact and act upon it will not only command the gratitude of parents but will do the best and most effective work for the country. It is not cloisters or shades of lettered ease like Oxford and Cambridge that the masses of the United States want for the next fifty years so much as schools like Rugby...
...Crook has recrossed the Mexican border into Arizona, and his command is encamped on Silver Creek, at the southern end of the Chiricahuas. He has lost no man during the campaign...
...highly recommended before retiring. The practice of bathing the feet alone is a doubtful one, however. It is, in general, best not to be dependent upon any artificial condition to secure sleep. One should aim for a complete mastery over himself in such matters, so that he can command sleep at will and thus economize time and force. By such a course the usual average of his sleep can be reduced to 7 or 6 1/2 hours with safety. The habit of reading one's self to sleep is to be deprecated, since it may become a troublesome...