Word: strengthing
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...young man's ruin. We know the lad who entered college a member of one of the strictest churches, well fortified by parental and pastoral advice. For a time all went well with him, and, having talent, he grew in culture and influence. At last, however, his strength failed, and he went down, carrying with him a host of less able...
Harvard formerly had chess matches with Yale; and if we had these now, there would be an opportunity for some persons to engage in intercollegiate rivalry who have not the muscle and endurance for rowing on the crew, nor the skill and strength requisite for playing on the nine, nor the powers of "grind" which will perhaps be essential in the future to competition for intercollegiate scholarships...
Till, mindful of exhausted strength...
...relief of the journey to the wearied editorial brain; the lasting friendships we might thus form; the knowledge we might gain of each other; the "dignity" it would give college journalism; and last, the power resulting from unity of purpose and action, - for, as it conclusively asserts, "there is strength in unity." It also suggests St. Louis as the central point where the intellectual host shall assemble...
...crews of the different colleges never met in friendly strife, the merits of their different styles of rowing and training could never be compared; each college would persist in the same method year after year, never having opportunity to test its strength or correct its faults. Is it not the same with mental training in different institutions? In each a different method of instruction is pursued, and each completes the training of its scholars in a style which, in that locality, is considered pretty nearly perfect. These scholars graduate from their respective colleges and become teachers, perhaps professors, or professional...