Word: proved
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...hope that with the beginning of a new year, the majority who prefer healthful air will exert their rights and prove their independence from the domination of the antiquated exponents of the closed window. Furthermore, we would suggest that instructors who wonder at the lagging attention which they are receiving should use their influence to remedy material conditions before looking farther for an explanation...
...those who enjoy the "absolute shall", the dogmatic assertion that fundamental reforms can and must be put through without a moment's delay, Professor Beale's "Reorganization of the University," will prove delightful. We have heard the "College system" recommended, but Professor Beale commands it. The article is fairly melodramatic; each sentence, sharp, clear-cut, sweeping, provides new excitement. When we have finished, we wonder breathlessly how Harvard can continue to exist if all the things Professor Beale says are true...
...wishes to do, and if he is in doubt about a course which is not within the adviser's department, he should go to one of the men connected with it. By following such a plan, he will learn to realize the true value of the elective system, and prove himself worthy of the freedom it allows...
...rhythm and can follow him with regularity. Nevertheless he is none too sure of himself, for he has shown a tendency to shorten his stroke at both ends as soon as he becomes fatigued. This forces all the rest of the men to rush their recovery, and would prove fatal to the chances of any crew in a race...
...Tappan '07, rowed there last year and number 3 the year before in addition to rowing on the 1907 Freshman eight. On account of his unusually smooth form. Coach Wray considered him seriously for stroke this season. He was tried out in the Columbia race, and did not prove as effective as had been hoped. Nevertheless, he is the best man on the squad for bow. He is particularly smooth, pulls hard, and rows a difficult position with ease...