Word: power
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Football, as it should be played, teaches a man self-reliance, command over self, and perseverence. It cultivates perception, ability to judge quickly, and the power of concentration. A man to play football must have his wits about him. His opponent is pressing him closely; he must hear and interpret the signals as they are given and then act quickly. The moment the play starts he must call his physical and mental powers into activity. He must do his share of the work; he must look for unprotected places and govern himself accordingly. Obstacles are thrown in his way which...
...They oppose the unseen yet dangerous power of the Roman Catholic Church. - (a) Enormous influence. - (1) In numbers. - (2) In centralization. - (3) In discipline. - (4) Through ignorance of adherents. - (b) Constantly increasing. - (1) Growth by immigration. - (2) Strengthening of discipline: Case of McGlynn; letters to Satoli from Bishop Coxe. - (c) Hostile to American Institutions. - (1) Makes the Roman Catholics a separate class. - (2) Opposes public schools: McGlynn in Forum, XVI, p. 13; E. D. Mead, Catholic Church. - (3) Controlled by a foreign "Potentate" claiming supremacy over our civil government: W. E. Gladstone, in Acad, p. 4; Vincent in Forum...
...Roman Catholics from public office and positions in schools would be an uncalled for injustice: Citizen, Nov. 17, 1894, Principles 3 and 5. - (a) Membership in Catholic Church not irreconcilable with American citizenship. - (b) Alleged machinations of Pope - even if true - would be ineffective. - (1) Decline of Papal power. - (2) Weakness of Catholic Church in U. S. - (3) Publicity of action in U. S.: C. W. Eliot, Forum, xviii, 138 (Oct. 1894). - (c) Establishment of a religious test would be unconstitutional: Const. of U. S. Art. VI, Sec. 3, Amdt. I. - (d) A religious test for office holders would...
Another considered that the game might be played without roughness if only umpires would use to the full the power vested in them...
...graduate courses offered by Radcliffe College, fifty-one and one-half are courses in Harvard University, the women being in those cases admitted to the same classes with the men. He then speaks of the act for changing the name of the institution to Radcliffe College and enlarging its power, which passed the legislature and was signed by the governor in March of last year...