Word: successful
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...system of secret entries is also open to criticism. When the entries were public, if any event did not "fill," those who were interested in making the meeting a success could persuade persons competent to enter to do so before the entries closed, and thus insure an interesting meeting. The failure of the meeting of March 8 was, in part at least, due to the fact that the entries were secret. One, and probably two, of the events which failed to occur would have taken place had the entries been public. The only reason for keeping the entries secret...
...depositing of certain sums of money with our University to be used, within certain limits, as men best fitted to judge should decide. To carry out their excellent purpose the recipients of scholarships are necessary agents. The desire for an education - the first and essential condition of success in its attainment - is often present when the time and means needed are wanting to men best fitted by natural endowment to use such an acquisition to the greatest general good. To such men our donors turn, asking them to aid in extending the beneficent influences of education. "We have means...
...apprehension that the friends of this new rule watched the result of its application to any other than the highest class. But every Junior who has at heart his own interests, as well as a proper regard for the reputation and prosperity of Harvard, and a desire for her success in the reform methods which she has undertaken to introduce, must have appreciated the responsibility thrown upon his shoulders during this trial-year of a system which relieves him from the slavery and loss of time required by enforced attendance at recitations, and we shall be much surprised...
...committee, Messrs. Sanger, Whiting, and H. R. W. Browne, are to be congratulated upon the success of their arrangements...
...that the proposed Freshman race between Harvard and Cornell be appointed for some other locality. If it is too late now to persuade the Freshmen to keep away from the Thames course at a time when their presence there may disturb the very delicately balanced arrangements required for the success of the Harvard-Yale race, I most earnestly hope that they may at least consent to name Monday, June 30, as the earliest date for their race. That will allow the Harvard-Yale crews one chance for postponement in case rough water prevents their rowing on the appointed Friday...