Word: effect
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...interest in the public debates tends to delay the recognition of the scholarly spirit which is cultivated in private by a steadily increasing body of students. People think that the undergraduate interest in debate is largely, if not wholly, stimulated by the prospect of intercollegiate contests; that it is effect rather than cause. They forget to regard it as but one instance of the general quickening of intellectual life in the college, and accordingly deny to the college due credit for the real vigor of this life. That it is vigorous they have no evidence through the daily press; they...
...removing Cross on account of his weight, which may cause some shifting about of the men to alter the trim of the boat, but he has always had perfect confidence in Cross and will undoubtedly rely on his previous knowledge of the man and keep him. The chief effect of his visit will be to put more ginger into the men and wake them...
...meeting of the Wendell Phillips Club last night the subject was: "Resolved, that the modern ethical drama has a bad effect on public morals." R. H. E. Starr '96 and H. G. Gray '97 spoke for the affirmative, R. B. Sprague '97 and F. D. Pollak '96 on the negative. The vote on the merits of the debate resulted in favor of the negative. The next meeting of the club will be especially for freshmen who wish to compete for membership. There will be one more meeting after that for the election of officers...
...enemy's fleet was reduced to two ships, which escaped. This engagement does not teach much of a lesson, except to be ready when the time comes to fight. The Japanese were too feebly opposed to tell anything about the relative merits of different classes of ships. The effect of this battle, like that at Ping Yan, was very decisive, opening the way to an advance upon the Gulf of Pechili, as that at Ping Yan had cleared the approaches to Manchuria...
...regular meeting of the Wendell Phillips Club will be held this evening in Harvard 1, at 7.30. The question for debate will be: "Resolved, That the ethical drama has a bad effect on public morals." H. G. Gray '96 and R. H. E. Starr '96 will speak on the affirmative; R. B. Sprague '97 and R. G. Valentine '96, on the negative...