Word: effective
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Jesus Christ our Lord." He said: We are all in one sense wage earners in that whatever we do brings its inevitable return. In obedience to natural laws if I put my hand in the fire it will be burnt, so if we do anything that is wrong the effect on our character will certainly be for the bad. Every act good or bad brings an equivalent compensation. But if we try to make this law of exact return the guiding rule of life we are sure to make a failure. Suppose a family tried the method of keeping...
...played with a great deal of dash. He is evidently better fitted for the place than for guard. A. Brewer, at left end, followed the ball well, and had no difficulty in getting through what interference there was on the second eleven. Stevenson seems to begin to show the effect of hard work. Whittren played with his usual snap and earnestness, but showed a dangerous tendency to get off side. Mackie and Acton both played well. If the latter continues to improve there should be no danger of a weak centre. Fairchild and Foster did about equally well in passing...
...report is immediately taken up by a public greedy for scandal, that at Harvard nothing counts but athletics, wealth and society. Such a report gathers material as it goes and we are soon in disfavor with a large number of people. All this sort of thing has its evil effect on the good name of the University, and no class has a right to start the circulation of such stories. Each man in the class, then, has a plain duty to do; it is only a question of moral courage whether or not this duty shall be done...
Acton played left guard the first half, and was in all the plays with good effect. He showed a good knowledge of interference and always took pains to dispose of his man once...
Ninety-seven did not hold their opponents well, though there was some improvement in this respect in the last half. The entire eleven is light, particularly behind the line; and there is as yet no marked skill to counteract the evil effect of this lack of weight. The team play decidedly needs careful attention...