Word: exert
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Independent action means that a man shall exercise his own judgment as to candidates and principles. Thus only can he aid his country's progress, and of the great influence which he may then exert, the success of independent action in the abolition question is sufflcient proof...
...Andover House of Boston, which in some respect has been one of the most widely known college settlements in the country, is entering upon its third year of life and work. Situated as it is, in one of the poorer sections of the city, its object has been to exert a healthy, uplifting influence in the community, as well by its simple existence as by the active, aggressive work which it undertakes, and to afford to the active members of the association an opportunity to study the social questions suggested by close contact with the lower classes...
sition, and as he is an instructor of original ideas and deep research, he is likely to exert a wide influence on the study of classics in the West...
...claim for positions. If there are not many heavy men in the class, weight should be made up in numbers. All that we can do in an editorial is to put this matter before the class. The men who have played should take the question in hand and exert themselves to personal inquiry among possible candidates. This, and only this, will bring out the requisite number...
Another game of very doubtful value for the 'varsity was played yesterday. They had everything their own way from the start, and were never called on to exert themselves. It is to the credit of the men that there was but little listlessness shown, but certainly such a game offers every temptation for loose and careless play...