Word: power
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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From the mile Harvard slowly worked by Cornell, and, with the stroke at 33, made a desperate but unsuccessful effort to catch Yale. At the mile and a half there was clear water between Harvard and Cornell. During the last half mile the Harvard stroke however lacked power and the Yale crew increased its lead steadily, coming in two lengths ahead...
...support of the undergraduates, we have every reason to expect a victory. The ability of the men to play winning ball against a strong team has already been shown in the second Princeton game. And, when they realize that they have the entire confidence of the University in their power to win this afternoon, we believe that they will rise to the occasion again and defeat Yale...
...Ladies' Committee, an advisory body with power to add to its membership, includes: Mrs. Roger Wolcott, Mrs. Charles W. Eliot, Mrs. Wirt Dexter, Mrs. Frederick L. Ames, Mrs. James T. Fields, Mrs. George F. Putnam, Mrs. Charles Fairchild, Mrs. Edward Wigglesworth, Mrs. William James...
...sought the Kindom of God, the vision given to Christ of an ideal society. The fundamental evil of society today is the alienation of two parts. Men overlook the supreme good in their zeal for material success. The note of greatness is absent from our progress, and the organizing power of moral impulse is gone. That we are better than people of a century ago we owe to our fathers, who have left us a goodly heritage of sturdy virtues, and this it is our duty to transmit to our descendants with increased worth...
...years ago, by which Cornell won a barren victory over Leander, suggest the possibility of similar mishaps during the race at Poughkeepsie. There would be neither glory nor satisfaction in a victory won under such conditions. This note is to suggest that by agreement among those in authority, full power be given the referee to recall the crews at his discretion for a new start if the first start should be marred by any evident misunderstanding (wherever responsibility for the misunderstanding might ultimately be found to rest), or if an oarlock should break during the first few strokes. Without some...