Word: strengthening
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...following men have been chosen for further trial from the candidates who attended the 'varsity Glee Club trials last night and the night before. Among the new men are several fine voices which will materially strengthen the club. E. M. Waterhouse '97, W. H. Jones '97, C. B. Parker, L. S. S., E. W. Ryerson '95, R. C. Thomas '96, H. C. Taylor '97, J. A. Carpenter '97, E. S. Livingood '95, R. R. Truitt, Grad., C. L. Safford '94, A. H. Gould '96, C. T. Tatman, L. S., F. W. Thomas '94, W. S. Johnson...
...team is generally accompanied at first by loose playing. What lost us the game, however, was Harvard's seeming inability to bat. It is this fault which is really the serious one. This year above all others the Harvard nine, to be victorious, must in some way strengthen themselves in this particular weakness. Yale refuses to play us a third game and so there is but one thing to do and that is to beat her both here and in New Haven. But to do this a vast improvement must be made and right soon at that. The students have...
...make the honors even in the second game to be played in Cambridge; and to do this should be the one predominating thought for the next few weeks. The weak spots in the team have been disclosed; it is now the work of the captain, coachers and players to strengthen them. Ninety-six must win her second game, and the third if there is one, but she may as well realize once and for all that to do it, she must avail herself of every opportunity for improvement from now until...
...matter of fact it probably will not for in Lent men really devote more time to religion than at any other time of the year, and in general churchmen are not very demonstrative about religious matters. The first and most important work for us to do is to strengthen and broaden our own characters, for, though this seems a selfish idea, no man can help others to be strong until he is himself a broad, strong...
...Lamont then discussed, also in detail, the advantages a college education brings for such work. Physical development is better in college than out of it, all of the courses tend to strengthen a man's observation, memory, accuracy, while his social experience ought to equip him with considerable tact...