Word: successful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...offer themselves when their services were demanded by the United States. Moreover, little distinction as there was between officers and men, since both in private life were in many cases of equal position, the men obeyed and respected their commanders, and to this must attributed much of their success. The officers themselves, although at first unskilled in military life, by their earnest and steadfast work soon geined the necessary knowledge, and generally proved able men than the greater part of the regular line greater part of the regular line commanders. The discipline of the volunteers was admirable, since a bond...
...17th, if you will play the second here on the 24th, and in case of a tie, the third at Springfield, on the 31st. Our annuals compel us to finish the games as early as possible. The second game, if played on the 24th, will be a financial success, as the park will be used by us alone and the receipts are sure to be large. The terms are, I think, fairly enough, one-half gate receipts, and one-half expenses at all games,-net receipts I mean. Please let me know if these points are satisfactory. They seem...
...Walter Camp, the graduate in structor, and supervisor of field sports at Yale, does not turn out a success in every branch of athletics. He was engaged last fall to coach, not only the foot-ball eleven and base-ball nine, but also to teach the men track athletics. In the first two branches he was known to be an expert and made satisfactory progress in his work. A few days ago, the men interested in track athletics began to appear on the field, and Mr. Camp undertook to take them in hand and give them instruction. According...
...under the disadvantage of having no separate field, for their practice and this work deserves recognition. The nine at Adams Academy is reported to be a good one, so that the game of itself will be interesting, and worth taking the trouble to go and see. We wish '87 success...
...Harvard Union is to be congratulated on finishing another year of its successful existence as a college organization. The interest which has been shown throughout the year in the debates has exceeded that of former years, the numbers of the society have increased very materially, and its foothold as a college organization has been strengthened in many ways. The success of the Union is well attested by the fact that it was largely instrumental in inducing the faculty to give up English 6, and although that course will probably be revived next year, the increased interest in the debates will...