Word: proved
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...will be a stimulus to the Review. The second motive comes from the mood of expectation in which multitudes of our worthiest men face the future. It was said of Emerson that every new person to whom he was presented was greeted by him as if this person might prove to be the friend for whom the seer had been looking, but whom he had hitherto failed to find. The expectation of the serious part of the community today, from the research of the scholar, the insight of the philosopher, and the vision of the prophet working upon the world...
...short. The first, which is mildly cynical and not particularly well written, treats of the Christmas spirit; the second discusses the holiday trip of the Musical Clubs with a gayety not quite spontaneous; the third and last gives a friendly welcome to the Class Day officers, whoever they may prove...
...Mason '08, who took second in the low hurdles and O. F. Rogers, Jr., '08, who won points a year ago, should make sure of several places in both hurdle races. In the low hurdles, G. P. Gardner '10, and in the high hurdles, T. S. Blumer '10, should prove to be fast men. For Yale, L. V. Howe '08, who was second in the 120-yard hurdles last spring, and C. M. de Pay '08, who won third place in the 220-yard hurdles, will again be eligible...
...punish him. She takes from him the keys of the treasure-box, and, in addition, pretends, than a Colonel Bernard of their acquaintance, has paid court to her and still presses his attentions upon her. By threatening to "invite the Colonel," she silences her husband whenever he seeks to prove his masculine superiority. Colonel Bernard, in the meantime, has become engaged and comes to Paris to celebrate his wedding. On his coming to visit Carbonnel, Elisa, the latter's wife, pretends to carry on a flirtation with him, but her husband, learning of the Colonel's intended marriage, threatens...
...understand that there is still some doubt as to the advisability of publishing the black-list of persons whose Yale game tickets were found in the hands of speculators. An incorrect list printed without giving those blacklisted sufficient time to offer and, if possible, to prove a defence would lead to many injustices. The odium of speculation would be attached to unfortunates whose names had been forged or whose friends had lost their tickets. It is obvious, also, that the presence on the list of the names of well-known graduates, whose reputation would convince everyone of their innocence, would...