Word: proved
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ground taken by the preceding speaker. Mr. Gladstone, said he, has denounced this Coercion Bill as the most causeless and insulting bill ever introduced into Parliament. Instead of being the home of criminals, as so many say it is, Ireland is a country exceptionally free from crime, and statistics prove it. Under coercion, in 1881, the number of crimes committed in Ireland was more than four times greater than those committed in 1886 when there was no coercion. Relatively to the population, England and Scotland are far more criminal countries than Ireland, as are Iowa and Massachusetts. If there...
...pause too long at the inception of the stroke, as the oar is about to be struck into the water. Barring these defects, which can be remedied easily, Harvard is already pulling as well as it did last season, and I think it likely that the crimson crew will prove stronger than the blues...
...well as elsewhere. We shall keep within the limits which custom has assigned to college papers. But when we have once espoused a cause, our duty in devoting all of our energies to its furtherance will not be forgotten, but we shall "keep pegging away," if our first attempts prove unsuccessful...
...addition to what has already been subscribed. But since the class expected to raise some $1,400 for the anticipated race with Harvard, there is no reason to complain at giving half this sum in addition for the Pennsylvania race, which will combine the same advantages and prove almost as interesting, owing to the excellent advantages of situation and members, which the challenging class possesses for bringing out a good crew. Besides contests with other college crews are by no means impossible. - Yale News...
...This new movement on the part of the club has been largely suggested by the number of young men coming into the club, who, it was thought, would appreciate club-rooms where they might gather for social purposes. For graduates of Harvard living out of town it will also prove a great convenience, furnishing a place for them to drop in during their vitits to the city. Such non resident members are now on roll from the East and West as far as Dakota. With all the improvements, it has been determined to keep the dues low so that...