Word: success
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...great benefit in an early determination upon his duties in his career, comes to the college student, it seems to me, not so much in the handicap it gives him in the race for the goal of success as in the advantage it brings by setting in the firmament of his hopes and aspirations a star to which he may hitch his wagon. The early choice of a profession furnishes a definite aim, a direct road, a basis for concentration...
...Mother Advocate says, let us choose a vocation as soon as possible. Procrastination, moreover, will mean not only the loss of an early start up the ladder of success, but it will mean something worse: it will mean the loss of that tremendous stimulus of having a clear destination, a one, single aim. No matter whether the choice be butcher or baker, or candlestick-maker, it is good to determine as soon as possible upon a permanent or even upon a temporary purpose in life. The choice is not only a means; it is an end in itself. E. HOWELL...
...late years the University has been weak in the hammer. This is an event which requires several years to master. For this reason it is important that a man start training for it his Freshman year if he wishes to attain success. For men with some skill at handling themselves, the pole-vault offers a fertile field for development...
...Success does not come in an instant and no one can expect to make a record in his first appearance on the track, but four years of faithful effort are almost sure to be rewarded with...
Saturday's defeat has accomplished one thing which years of victory could scarcely attain. There is an instinct for men to stand together in adversity which is lacking in success, and every Harvard man who has previously felt only a complacent interest in the team is now backing it heart and soul. It is defeat which shows the true calibre of men, and the grit and fighting qualities showed by Captain Mahan and his team in Saturday's game have brought them out of the contest more respected, if such a thing is possible, than they were before the game...