Word: gradualness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...learned something by experience and is in a position to accomplish something, graduation puts an abrupt end to its opportunity. Next fall another equally green set takes charge. Thus there can never be any real continuity of purpose. With such a complete change of personality every year, gradual, careful construction of a system in athletics or in any thing else is not to be expected...
...reached its culminating point and satisfactory results have been obtained in one respect, the 'Varsity and substitutes will come to the game with no injuries that will cause anxiety as to their ability to last through the game except in one or two cases. The team has shown gradual and steady improvement and should show its best form Saturday...
...maintain its position in the class, and probably strengthen it. The successful debaters would presumably acquire more prestige and attract more men into the club from year to year. The class as it grew older would appreciate more keenly the service rendered to it by its debaters. Finally, by gradual association, and by identification with the class in respect to name, officers and membership, a feeling of responsibility could be aroused which the present unattached clubs wholly lack...
...claim that the plan we propose is infallible, and least of all that it can be made an instant success. The change must be gradual, and the system must be patiently developed if it is to amount to anything. As a first step we propose that the 1900 club continue its organization this year. If the present Sophomore members of the Union and the Forum will take this matter up, and make their final aim a spring debate with the Freshmen, they will at all events have given the idea a trial. No harm can result...
...these two dangers are so inherent in the present system that one is tempted to magnify them and to consider them permanent defects. Defects they are not. They are dangers, serious, but still perfectly possible to avert. In these respects, the CRIMSON looks forward with confidence to gradual but steady improvement. Coach Forbes and Captain Cabot entered upon this fall's work with their eyes open to these difficulties. To their credit be it said that they have stuck to their purpose consistently. The men have, as a rule, been kept in good condition, and, in spite of inevitable criticism...