Word: successful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...make the visit of the Glee Club agreeable. The Glee and Banjo clubs have the brightest prospects before them, and we trust that no incident will occur to mar the pleasure of their trip. In this hope we wish the organization a merry Christmas and the best of success...
...been deterred by this rather poor precedent from renewing the venture. They decided to hold a Christmas ball in aid of the 'varsity crew and obtained permission from the faculty to use the library tomorrow night for their ball. No trouble has been spared and everything augurs a great success; the juniors hope to establish an excellent precedent and a prominent feature of Columbia's social life. The library will be decorated with Columbia trophies and with greens, and the law school rooms will be used for a supper after the ball...
...throughout college. During the past two years, however, considerable annoyance has been caused by the late arrival of a number of those who have secured reserved seats in advance. Universal promptness at one of these concerts can never be attained, but if every one would try to be prompt, success would be likely to crown his efforts. These late-comers ought to have some consideration for those who arrive early, and not compel them to be continually rising from their seats. It is also to be hoped that some arrangement has been made to furnish better music than usual...
...German dinner held by the Deutscher Verein on Monday evening at Young's Hotel was a great success. The eighteen members present enjoyed an excellent meal served in Berlin scyle (except for the colored waiters), and were treated in the intervals between the courses and after desert by a rarefeast of reason and flow of soul. Under the eloquent presidency of Mr. Winkler, the following toasts were made and responded to: Conference Francaise and die Schlacht bei Sedan, Mr. Villard; Der Massigkeitsvereinler and seine Stellung zur deutschen Kultur, Mr. Hoffmanu; Die deutsche Gemuthlichkeit, das funfte Temperament, Mr. Bailey; Die deutsche...
...Syrians and Israelits among the hills and valleys of Samaria. We, like the Syrians, are too apt to disregard the influence of God on the average man of the valley, and we place our attention and admiration upon the fortunate ones who have reached the mountain summits of success. But God rules among the hills and valleys alike and it is only from the later stage of mediocrity that the advance of morality is reckoned...