Word: successful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Ernest W. Shurtleff, a former member of this university, editions of whose poems have been published by the "Old Corner Bookstore," and Lothrop & Co., of Boston, and E. P. Dutton of New York, all meeting with success, was initiated as an honorary member of the Signet on Friday evening. He read an admirable historical poem, entitled, Judas Maccabus, which was awarded a prize last year at Andover Theological Seminary. Mr. Shurtleff is one of the contributors to "Songs of Harvard...
...costumes of the Greek play are to be sold to the actors at fifty per cent. of their original cost. This plan is peculiar from the fact that the more any one individual did for the success of the play, the more he has to expend to obtain a momento. Indeed, this scheme is so consistently carried out, that Dikaiopolis and Lamachos cannot obtain their costumes at any price - they being retained for "preservation." Pennsylvanian...
...only in the scientific school, in accordance with what is vaguely termed the 'spirit of the age;' but it should be recognized that this spirit has been strongly guided by just such institutions as the Lawrence school, whose graduates include a large number of prominent and influential men. If success is to be measured by the share taken in the labor of bringing neglected studies into their proper position, the liberality of Abbott Lawrence and James Lawrence has been successful even beyond their hopes...
...together for the rendering of the Acharnians in November last such an audience as the old Academy of Music never before sheltered under its roof From that performance and subscriptions since received, a few thousands are already in the treasury of the permanent fund. The colleges appeal for final success to the wider circle of their friends in the same spirit of faith which of itself, and in results already splendid. is a sufficient guarantee for the worth and permanence of the School at Athens...
...opportunities are comparatively few and far between. Now it seems to us that college men of literary taste would take great pleasure in making the acquaintance of their fellow-editors in other colleges. Why should not an association, organized for social as well as journalistic purposes, be a most successful instrument for bringing together men of similar tastes in friendly intercourse? We see no reason why the proposed intercollegiate press association should not be a great success. We hope that the convention of editors will take due care to form an association which shall be acceptable to all the colleges...