Word: gained
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...petty theatre of the rivalry of the leading parties brings the vital issues at stake in a simplified form before the members, and yet shows the real difficulties of general legislation; while too the individual members have to make a study of the peculiar wants of their constituencies, they gain much valuable information, which cannot but broaden them in their judgment, and make them less narrow in looking at matters from the range alone of their own districts...
...such a society has any claim for existence it has a strong one ; and if the old society cannot gain enough energy to successfully prosecute its work, let a new one be formed that can. No society could have a better purpose and aim than such a one, but it must use every guard lest it strengthen rather than destroy the evil of drinking here by bringing ridicule upon itself...
...Subjects as follows : 1. In your opinion, what is the effect of the great in crease of college athletics upon the intellectual vigor of the students ? 2. Is it desirable that the university training of the present day should be of a more practical character ? 3. Would England gain anything, politically, by the abolition of the monarchical form of government ? 4. Was Julius Caesar actuated by criminal ambition in overthrowing the Roman Republic...
...these men appreciated how fatal to Harvard athletics their miserable croaking is, they might try to get up a little enthu iasm and take a more sympathetic interest in the men who work so hard and so faithfully to gain victories for Harvard. Any man on the crew or nine will bear witness that croaking has brought the college many defeats and no victories. Men cannot be expected to play ball or row with any spirit when they have to look forward to slight praise if they win, and to unsparing and often ignorant criticism in case of defeat...
...Gain in strength and development...