Word: steps
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...abolition of the compulsory system here was hailed by the faculty and students alike as a step toward true worship. It was a recognition of the truth that observance of mere forms is meaningless. Whoever attends chapel now, attends it with the true religious spirit and whatever faith a man may profess, whether he be Protestant, Romanist or Jew, he must recognize that the same motive acts upon the man who is to him a heretic, as upon himself, a desire to worship the Deity. Consequently every one, unless he be a veritable pessimist, must rejoice at the success which...
...college year which begins today marks another step in the downward path which seems to be the one destined for Harvard in athletic sports. The report of our defeats of last June, which are published today according to custom, open the wounds which were partly healed during the summer recess, and must awaken in the hearts of everyone who claims to possess any love for Harvard, serious thoughts as to the reason for our continued discomfiture. It is true, indeed, that athletics are not the main purpose of college life, but nevertheless, "Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth...
...runners, at least, will never win anything at Mott Haven. Only those accustomed to running on loose cinders can show to advantage on the tracks in New York City. The long heavy stride developed on a hard, firm clay track is totally unsuited to ground that cups at every step. Practice on a cinder track, however, in time develops a short light step eminently adapted to loose ground...
...more effectively deflect a spinning ball when the barometer is at thirty inches than when it is at twenty-nine inches. At cricket, even with the most perfect wickets, the break must be notably affected by accidental peculiarities of the ground. We have all of us seen the champion step forth from his place, while the ball was dead, to pat the ground where the ball was likely to pitch, and we have even occasionally seen him apparently successful in discovering some small stone or lump of hard earth which he has incontinently thrown away. (It has been said...
...correspondent of to day has brought forward a plan whereby the 'Varsity nine may obtain more practice than it is getting at present. The idea is a good one and should not be left to moulder. The Junior nine has shown itself a strong team. Could it not step forward and fill the gap which is so marked. Its captain might organize a consolidated nine if the '88 men cannot be persuaded to play. Such practice would be invaluable to the 'Varsity. If defeat should finally result, it may be laid to the fact that such a team...