Word: successful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ocean. The great heroes are few, only two or three in a million. Our task is to honor and help them. "To you, students of Harvard University, because I shall never see you again, I shall speak these words of hope, encouragement, inspiration. Can you sacrifice pleasure and success to duty. Have you faith? If you have it, however small, you can move mountains. By faith Columbus, Washington, Channing, Garrison, Lincoln, lived their great and useful lives. America needs a new enthusiasm and calls on you, the trustees of her prosperity for it. Cleanse her politics, elevate society, defy...
...four months that have since passed driven from our minds all recollections of that day? We believe that the college will not follow the example of the proverbial republic and show itself "ungrateful." The dinner to be given the crew this week ought to be, and must be, a success...
...college at large. The Art Club passed through a critical period last year, but by careful management on the part of those students who assumed the responsibility of keeping the club alive it has again been placed upon a firm footing. We wish the club every success in its future career...
...champion in singles, and he and his brother hold the championship in doubles. The tournament was a great contrast to last year's, the playing being spirited throughout and the whole affair being conducted on a very prompt and punctual basis. The association is to be congratulated on its success. Without doubt the most promising player the tournament has brought out is Lee, '89. His playing was strong and brilliant, though he showed poor judgment in his base-line tactics. With good coaching he will make a remarkably fine player...
...importance of furnishing a full field of entries for all the events on the programme. It has become the custom of the college to watch closely the result of these freshman field sports. Every winner is carefully noticed, not so much from any great interest in his success in the particular event he happens to be contesting, but because his performance is taken as a measure by which to judge of the future strength or weakness of our Mott Haven tam. In fact the upperclassmen interested in athletics regard this freshman meeting as being merely a "pointer" to indicate...