Word: exertions
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...might be said of the students, though I should be inclined to give credit to the report which represents the number of students from evangelical homes as continually increasing. The connection between teachers and students is much less close than in the West, and much less individual influence is exerted; but there are those who do exert a strong and thoroughly Christian influence. One of the best of these, it is rumored, Harvard is to lose next year; for her own sake I hope this will not prove true. The "Society of Christian Brethren," founded in 1802, meets weekly...
...urged that these professors lead the world by the indirect influence they exert over students who are expected to be the direct leaders. But even granting that it is inadvisable for Harvard professors to take an active part in politics, there is no reason why they should not discuss these questions more than they do at present. The present feeling at Harvard seems to be that politics is a question sacred to the family hearth, that must not be touched upon by outsiders. Mingled with this feeling there seems to be a feeling of utter hopelessness, as if politics were...
...five of her best men will appear in her boat, and we may be sure that they will put forth a great final effort for victory. To meet this we must not rely altogether on our superiority in style of stroke and in management. Not only must the eight exert themselves to the utmost, but it devolves upon every member of the university to do his best in supporting the crew, so that next June we may again see Harvard cross the finish line well ahead of her opponent...
...refinement or delicacy of feeling could have witnessed the rude and very ungentlemanly conduct of certain members of the section Friday without visiting upon it the severest condemnation. I trust that a little of that sense of right which is, presumably, directed against a rival eleven, will exert itself actively in discouraging a repetition of the present instance...
...serve a valuable purpose in keeping alive the interest in physical condition without which the 'well-rounded man' will, under any system of education, be an impossibility. They have done much to create and foster the admiration for health and vigor without which college men, in our time, cannot exert much influence in the world, no matter how great their culture may be. The days are gone by when mere learning made an idol of the possessor. Culture in our time needs to have a man in good 'condition' behind it to command popular respect. The grandeur of the 'college...