Word: successful
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...success of the Republican party means the continuance of the American protective system; while the success of the Democratic party means the ultimate overthrow of that system. Debates on the tariff in Congressional Record, April 17 to May 19, 1888; Henry Watterson, The Tariff for revenue only, (Harper's Magazine, Jan. 1888); Geo. F. Edmunds, The Tariff. Harper's Magazine...
...permanent captain of the freshman football team has been chosen, and on him depends, in a great measure, the success or failure of the team. He is a man who understands the game thoroughly, and there is no doubt that he will devote all his energies towards strengthening the team. As has been said before, the candidates for the eleven are unusually light, but a number of them have had considerable experience in playing before coming to college. They have been doing good work during the past week under the direction of Captain Sears, Sears, and the outlook...
...deemed the re-election of a graduate governing board for the crew to be inadvisable, because, first, the control of the crew was taken from the hands of the undergraduates, to whom it belonged; and, secondly, by this removal of the responsibility the interest in the work and success of the crew was lessened. The committee deprecated the state of affairs last year when they felt as thought they lacked the moral support of the University in their work. The defeat of the crew was the inevitable result of a race between an eight of veterans, rowing a familiar stroke...
...conclusion of the reading of the committee's letter, Mr. Brooks spoke briefly in the interest of Harvard's athletics. The blame, he said, for the defeat of our athletic teams was too apt to be put upon one man, whereas the responsibility of the success or non-success of any organization should be shared by the college. Lately there has been an undertone of discontent with the workings of the different teams, which has shown itself in perpetual grumbling and fault-finding. If we expect to win on the athletic field, we must work together, the college with...
...Conference Franchise is about to enter upon the third year of its existence. Last year was a most successful one in the history of the society. It had a membership of sixty, the majority of whom took an active interest in the literary and social advantages offered. A comedy was performed by the members in which they achieved marked success, the performance in every respect being far above the average amateur undertakings...