Word: effective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ornament from those above named, except that in case of mourning he may add the customary badges. Students who are already furnished with clothes, not conforming to the uniform above requried, may continue to wear them on procuring the written request of a parent, guardian, or patron to that effect. Any student violating these regulations and persisting therein after admonition shall be dismissed from the college...
Must it not be confessed that the system of college prizes is, on the whole, productive of bad results? It has little effect in stimulating the idle. It incites those who are already ambitious earnest workers to over-exertion. Success renders them conceited: failure often makes them bitter and discouraged. The whole system practically amounts to a lottery where the time staked instead of being regarded as a means of culture and future usefulness is considered as almost thrown away if the mercenary competitor fails to draw a prize...
...from a cannon the sudden shock explodes the bomb immediately, and the connon is destroyed. But by the use of compressed air in a long tube, thus imparting the velocity gradually, a 1000-pound bomb can be fired two miles without danger to the cannoneer, but with most disastrous effects on the object aimed at. The common notion that force is needed to maintain motion is erroneous; force is only needed to overcome resistance. Without opposition motion would continue forever after being once started. The planets continue to move only because no resistance is offered, otherwise they would have become...
...done through the winter and spring, and we gladly recognize it now, as we have often done before. It is the lack of enthusiasm among the men which we condemned yesterday and which we will continue to condemn as long as we have hope that our words will have effect...
...generally supposed that the M. C. C. will accept the recommendation of the Council, and will amend Law 24, as suggested. Such action would undoubtedly be followed in this country, as many of our leading cricketers favor such a step. The effect would be to give the slow breaking bowler a much greater opportunity than he has previously had, and, for a time at least, to reduce the scoring...