Word: proved
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which says briefly, "a work well begun, is a work half done," and indeed if the meeting be a successful one, it will give the athletics of the class an impetus which will carry them well along for the ensuing four years; but if on the contrary, it prove unsuccessful, it will be a heavy weight for the class to bear in whatever they may do afterwards. Obviously it is only the individual athletes who can bring success to a meeting, and if every man who has any claim to proficiency at all will only take hold...
...that might organize a capital petty congress; with men from so many states there is material at hand to draw representatives "to the manor born" to sit for their own commonwealth, and who could and doubtless would gladly make an intelligent study of their own states, so as to prove valuable members, and the discussions would awaken an interest in the management of our form of government, with a knowledge of details in parliamentary meetings and what is more important, lead to a broader view of the whole length and breadth of the different interests of a country so large...
...legislation as at Albany, or makes a ringing crusade as The "Nation" and is generously rewarded with the praise of all collegians. The worst of it all is so many men who could take an honorable place in politics or in diplomatic circles are content to applaud rather than prove to their almamater an honor as well as ornament...
...hope the project will meet with the approval of the officers of the association and the students at large, as we fell sure it would prove of great advantage to the association...
...bear witness to the generosity of Harvard's friends. Here is an opportunity for some would-be-benefactor of the college, which we hope will not be neglected. A large dormitory heated by steam, with single and double rooms at a medium price, could easily be filled and would prove a very acceptable source of income to the college...