Word: develop
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Easter recess, has been cut short on account of Captain Daly's sprained ankle. Although the loss of this last week will be felt, the main objects of the spring work have already been attained; that is, to keep the heavy men in some sort of condition, and to develop the kicking. The practice in kicking has been very encouraging, in the number of long kicks made in the games. The line men have had a good deal of drilling in the rudiments of position play and have had chances in the two games for practical work. Both in tackling...
...feature of the practice, which was entirely unexpected, has been the number of promising men who have been the number of promising men who have been discovered. The work of Spratt, Whitney, and Pruyn as line men has given reason to expect that they will develop into good men next fall, and Brockway and Martin have showed themselves very promising halfbacks. The most important discovery, however, has been Sherlock's ability as quarterback...
...some individual pair-oar practice and improvement has been noticeable from the first. The main object in the coaching, thus far, has been to get the men accustomed to their positions in the boat, and to instill into them the first principles of good oarsmanship, rather than attempt to develop any speed. Owing to the large number of men who have had experience on their school crews the first boats are rowing well together and with a fair degree of finish...
...include Porto Rico within the customs boundary of the United States means, moreover, the inflowing of American capital to develop the latent possibilities of the island. Uncertainty, always a foe to industrial development, now prevails. Once make it known that the interests of Porto Rico are to be the interests of the United States, that Porto Rico is a part of us, and American capital will flow to the island. But until that time comes the rehabilitation of Porto Rico along American lines is impossible. When Americans can feel that their investments in Porto Rico are to be regarded...
...speaker for the affirmative, after calling attention to the advantages of the affirmative policy as an emergency measure, declared that the more important question is one of permanent policy. "Consul Hanna, in his report for last year, declared that the time will not come for American business men to develop the island until it has American government and until the laws of the United States are enforced...