Word: properous
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...made the best of, gives a man exactly what a successful business career demands of him, namely, adaptability. If a man here at Harvard, for instance, lives his life like a rational being; if he learns something from books but more from men; if he disciplines himself to the proper degree and, on the other hand, gives himself sufficient amusement to cultivate the light, buoyant side of his nature, he cannot but come out with the ability to meet men well, to think and to talk clearly, in short, to 'fit in' to any set of conditions-the quality...
...Baseball Association of Boston University held a meeting Tuesday afternoon in the College Chapel and it was voted to run the association on a strictly non-interdepartmental basis; that the team itself should be made up of students from the college proper, and that men from the Law, Medical, and Theological Schools should not be recognized as candidates for positions. Mr. Sanborn, the club's manager, has already arranged games with Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Tufts, and Dartmouth. The Casino has been engaged for the benefit of those trying for the team, and a professional coach will give the students points twice...
...repeat for the thousandth time the tale of disaster; the trouble is perfectly evident and must be clear even to the men who choose to wink at it. Another call will be madevery soon and we sincerely hope that something will move the freshman baseball men to a proper sense of their responsibility...
...five minutes for rebuttal were taken up by Mr. Hayes. He agreed with Yale that the whole question was one of motive, but maintained that while it is not right to follow a party blindly, it is equally wrong to follow the dictates of conscience outside of party. The proper course for a man is to belong to a party, and to make the party to which he belongs conform to his principles...
...second meeting of the Oxford Club was held at the Epworth Church last evening, and the organization completed. A constitution and by-laws were adopted, and the following officers elected: President, E. E. Proper, Gr.; vicepresident, K. Robson, Gr.; secretary, F. S. Dunn '94; treasurer, G. I. Clapp '95. The executive committee includes the pastor of the church, Rev. F. S. Rice, with the president and secretary, and four other members, J. Bigham, Gr.; E. C. Morris, Gr.; G. G. McCurdy, Gr., and E. I. Manley, Gr. Eighteen men were present, who become charter members...