Word: exertion
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...welcome accorded to the Review, two motives may be expected to exert their influence. The first is the interest excited by suspicion. We have heard of the Presbyterian Elder who usually slept during the sermon when his own minister was the preacher, but who, when a stranger occupied the pulpit, remained wide awake and keenly alert. He gave as his reason for this change of attitude, his assurance of the soundness of his minister, and his conviction that when a stranger came, he needed watching. There are many dormant minds to whom this Review with its new and unknown character...
...oldest University in the land, Harvard has perhaps the fewest traditions. Probably that is for the best, for this University has always stood for freedom of thought and action. But certain observances which exert an unconscious influence upon all who live under them are not inconsistent with true freedom. When opportunities for these arise, let us not be ashamed to display an interest in them, whether the interest is prompted by mere sentiment or by a deeper realization of that which lies behind the public expression...
...place among the foremost institutions of applied engineering in the country. In this development the almuni organization should take an important part. Similar organizations have been successful in the Law and Medical Schools, and, if they are not responsible for the high position of these departments, they certainly exert a quiet but far-reaching influence...
...runs, steady line plunging and superiority in kicking left little need for the use of the forward pass or trick plays. On a field which was literally a sea of mud, Yale was played to a standstill by Washington and Jefferson on November 4, and was compelled to exert every effort to score two touchdowns in the second half, winning out by a score...
...with Annapolis. The only game which has been hard enough to test the strength of the Navy this year, occurred last Saturday, when the strong Vanderbilt team was held to a 6 to 6 tie. This would indicate that the Navy had sufficient strength to make the University team exert itself...