Word: succeeding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...corporation of Yale College have finally elected a president to succeed Dr. Porter. Professor Dwight, the president-elect, has proved an efficient and popular instructor, and the highest hopes are entertained for his success at the head of the college. The new president is said to be an ardent exponent of the new ideas of reform in collegiate work, and it is expected that his administration will result in placing Yale on a more radical basis. We welcome this new proof of the wisdom of the policy of Harvard. We trust that the work of President Dwight will demonstrate that...
...college daily paper is more or less personally related to every student and can therefore only hope to succeed in the degree to which it interests all. We will rely upon our readers for support, not only financially, but also from a literary point of view, and will hold our columns open to every writer upon any subject of college interest. We ask all to contribute, and trust that even more than in the past, the CRIMSON will each day express not only the happenings, but the thought of our college world. The freshmen are especially asked to write...
...college may well feel encouraged. The necessity of constant excellence in practice is realized by everybody, so that when any excellence is displayed; there is good reason for gratification. Our teams thus far have done well; and they have got to continue doing well if they are to succeed against the strong rivals that they must meet sooner or later. Every game in practice is an opportunity for a team to strengthen itself for future contests, and as much should be made of it as possible. The practice games, moreover, though of minor interest, are not of minor importance...
...purposes. The Princetonian has gone so far as early in the year to supply Princeton professors and instructors with stamped envelopes, in which they were to mail any notices and information they might desire to publish to the college. The effort was decidedly a commendable one, and deserved to succeed. We believe, however, that the success was only partial...
...hoped that the cricket club will display more energy in the coming athletic season than they did last year. The managers of the club ought to succeed in having a turf crease laid out on Jarvis and in securing some time for practice. The men should go out together and practise playing as a team, instead of simply going out in groups of two or three and practising bowling. More attention must be paid to field playing if the few games which may be played are to be at all interesting for the spectators. Although the club exhibited laudable enterprise...