Word: effective
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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That this increasing general interest in out-of-door sports will not prove an advantage to the University can hardly be believed. We hope most earnestly that its effect will be felt this summer, and that our Nine, and the crews we send to Saratoga will bring back with them the palm of victory; but whether this much-wished-for result is attained this year or not, we feel confident that this interest insures our future success...
...which interfered with the proposed order of ceremonies at the latter place; but, as far as success lay within the power of the town, so far success was most certainly attained. Our nation's President carried off his one great role of sphinx-like and dignified silence with great effect. We believe that he was not observed to smile during the whole course of the day, except, indeed, when a Harvard cheer saluted him, given by a party of undergraduates with great effect - considering. He then gracefully removed his plug, and a faint motion of the risible muscles was evident...
...item that has been going the rounds of the papers to the effect that 'a chap who spent $ 1,500 to graduate at Harvard is postmaster in Iowa at $ 24 per year' has been seen by the 'chap' himself, who writes from Polecat's Nemesis, Iowa, to the Magenta." - Alfred Student...
...double purpose, - they give a high tone to the debates, and accustom the members to habits which may afterwards be of much service to them, should they become members of the House of Commons. The voting is very uncertain except in questions of pure politics. Speeches have very great effect; a good opening speech, and a good reply will often carry the House; whilst a dull speaker ruins his side. Though the majority of the House is very conservative, yet motions have been passed approving of the faithful services of Mr. Gladstone to his country, and condemning the conservatives...
...troops marched on through Milk Street, by the old Davenport tavern, at the corner of North Avenue and Beech Street, and so out of Cambridge. There is a "fine, old, crusted story" to the effect that, on the road, some of the officers met a countryman sowing grain. "Ho, fellow! " says one of the officers, "you may sow, but we shall reap!" "Wa'al," replied the native, "p'raps you will; I'm sowing hemp...