Word: loses
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Finally the voice of undergraduates is, without exaggeration, almost unanimous against shortening the course. They appreciate that a great, if not the greatest part of value of their college life lies in its social side. They are very unwilling to lose their senior year, the most valuable of all; for they realize that it is only then that they grow out of cliques and chance acquaintanceships, form lasting friendships, and become recognized and recognize others at their true worth...
...representatives of the qualities they typify. Achilles, the type of heroic might, violent in anger and sorrow, capable also of chivalrous and tender compassion-Odyssey, the type of resourceful intelligence. joined to heroic endurance. How remarkable too his types of women-"Androwmache the young wife and mother who in losing Hector must lose all-Penelope loyal under hard trial to her long absent lord; the Helen of the Iliad, remorseful, clearsighted, keenly sensitive of any kindness shown her at Troy; the Helen of the Odyssey, restored to honor at her home at Sparta; the maiden Nausicaa, so beautiful...
...time they will continue to give the college the benefit of their experience and advice. If such able men as Mr. Winslow and Professor Thayer can be made to feel that they are welcomed to aid in managing our athletics, and are trusted by the students, Harvard will not lose all the benefits of a successful captain at his graduation...
Reports come from New Haven to the effect that Stagg may possibly pitch on the nine again. At present he says that it is impossible that he should do so, but it is believed that rather than see Yale lose he will again enter the box. Such a contingency is thought to be quite probable in view of the fact that the candidates for pitcher on the Yale nine have not yet developed anything like the usual strength. Stagg has already played on the Yale team for five years. In his freshman year he played third base, and since then...
...awaiting the bidding of every Christian. It is a dull life that looks forward to mere resistance, thinking that if it is not wholly conquered by temptation it has done well; the true Christian puts all his forces at work to trust God for support, and then the temptations lose the battle as completely as did the Syrian host...