Word: strengthening
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...there have been men enough for two full teams for each class there should have been four and five teams. When we are providing healthy exercise and recreation for men on such a scale, we are beginning-to approach the ideal where all men will accept the chance to strengthen their bodies in good, wholesome games and develop a competitive spirit by measuring their ability with others. When we have twice the number of men playing class football as at present it will not only provide sport of the right sort for just so many more men, but it will...
...invited to the meetings, each club, however, being entitled to but one vote on business matters. The purpose of the convention is to bring together Harvard alumni in a social reunion and to discuss definite plans for furthering the objects of the Federation--to organize new and to strengthen existing clubs; to bring the alumni into closer relations with the University and give them a larger voice in its affairs; and to furnish more students in the secondary schools with a knowledge of the advantages that Harvard offers...
...England Federation was founded in March, 1906, when delegates from various New England Harvard Clubs met at President Eliot's house in Cambridge, on his invitation, for purposes of organization. The objects of the Federation are: To organize new, and strengthen existing, Harvard clubs; to bring Harvard graduates into closer relations with the University; to give them a larger voice in its affairs; and to furnish more students in the secondary schools with a knowledge of the opportunities that Harvard offers...
...express purpose of perpetuating Professor Paine's influence and establishing a permanent memorial to him, and the activity of the Pierian sodality in this, its hundredth year, has been partly directed towards arousing fresh interest in this worthy purpose. Anything that can be done to strengthen the position of music as one of the recognized branches of university study is worthy of praise, and we wish the Pierian Sodality all success in the observance of its centennial...
...informal religious meetings held last week in Peabody Hall, Brooks House, the meetings will be continued every night this week beginning at 7 o'clock. At these meetings students will preside and informal addresses will be delivered by men not in College. The purpose of the meetings is to strengthen and spread among Harvard men a positive religious faith...