Word: strides
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...serious" is a comparative term, and people who feared that this year's theatricals would furnish no food for laughter troubled themselves quite unnecessarily; "Proserpina" is not "serious" enough to hurt; it is about as serious as "Orphee aux Enfers." But this is quite an enormous, and wholly welcome, stride in the serious direction, considering the other things the Pudding has done recently...
...perhaps not without cause, that our prospects for victory were poor; and since then confidence in the team and coachers has gradually fallen off and we have grown more and more depressed. But, as we have said, in the last few weeks the eleven has taken a tremendous stride, and with redoubled energy and under the conscientious and constant supervision of our best coachers, it has improved in its play to a marked extent. The changes in the make up of the team, the advantages of which seemed at one time so doubtful, have proved to be very advantageous...
...Camera Club, though a small organization, has taken considerable stride the last year or two and has shown no little energy in bettering its position among the other college organizations. Much more interest has been taken in the club and the number of members is still increasing. Last year the club gave a very successful and entertaining exhibition, displaying several photographs that showed not a little science and energy in preparing. This year it is contemplating giving a series of photograph views by stereopticon and exchanging its pictures with those of other clubs. The club has started this fall with...
...support. The presence of a large body of students is always an encouragement to a team, for it shows the interest men take in them and their earnestness in supporting them. But little time remains now before the Yale games and in that time the eleven has a great stride to take and we should do what we can to support and encourage them...
There is still time left before our game with Yale, not much to be sure, and in that time a decided stride must be taken if we are to make any showing. The outlook today is discouraging and with the possibility of more changing and shifting, great improvement in the future does not seem very probable. But unless that improvement comes and the condition of the eleven becomes very much more favorable, last year's result may be again repeated. There should be no reason for this; the material in the eleven is good and the coaches are all that...