Word: successful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...corporation, of Francis E. Parker and H. P. Kidder of the Board of Overseers, and Mr. John L. Sibley, for many years the college librarian, President Eliot refers to the voluntary attendance at prayers and the plans adopted for religious guidance of the students, and says that the success of the new method during the first three months of the current year has surprised those even who advocated it the most strongly. The officers and students of the college, and a large part of the thoughtful public, have manifested great interest in the enterprise; because they see men of eminence...
From the account of the candidates for the nine which we publish to-day, it will be seen that Harvard's chances for success on the diamond this year are very slight indeed. With five vacant places to fill the outlook is not very encouraging. Our greatest rivals, Yale and Princeton, have also suffered in this way, but not nearly as much as Harvard has. It is only by the very hardest work that we can hope for any degree of success whatever. Captain Willard we are sure will do all he can but he is laboring under great disadvantages...
...following are candidates for catcher's position: Henshaw, '88; Slade, '90; Bigelow, '90; and Campbell, L. S. Henshaw by his work last year, both as catcher and at the bat, placed himself in the front rank of college players. No Harvard player ever made as great a success in his first year as Henshaw did. Choate was catcher on his Freshman nine, and substitute on the University nine last year. He is a good backstop and a fair batter. The other three candidates...
...reading of the Midsummer Night's Dream with orchestral accompaniament will be long remembered by all who had the good fortune to hear him. As a humorous and dialect reader Mr. Hayes stands almost unrivalled. Everywhere he has received the highest praise and has met with the most flattering success. Mr. Hayes will read at Library Hall on the evening of Feb. 4th. The reading will be a miscellaneous one, including dramatic, narrative, and humorous selections, As a former "Cornellian" he ought to be met by a large audience of students and professors. - Cornell...
...Glee and Banjo Clubs will take a short tour on Washington's birthday, and the early part of that week. They will visit Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington en route. The Banjo Club, encouraged by its success during the holiday trip, has reorganized and will endeavor to make greater hits than ever...