Word: successful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...ninety-five class dinner at the Tremont House last night was in every way a success. About one hundred and fifty men were present. All of the speaking was not delayed until after the dinner was finished, but the poem and several of the toasts were given between different courses. President Emmons introduced Winthrop Ames as toastmaster. J. J. Mach, Jr., read the poem and W. K. Brice, W. M. Briggs, C. M. Flandrau, H. Frazier, G. Murchie and P. W. Whittemore responded to toasts. The speaking was remarkably good, the speech of C. M. Flandrau being particularly witty...
...executive committee of the H. A. A. held last evening it was voted to give up the winter meeting which has been advertised for next Saturday. The reason was a lack of entries. The games committee made every effort to get out enough men to make the meeting a success but as only one event was assured in the sparring it was felt that it would be manifestly unjust to hold a meeting and charge admission. The only reasonable explanation for the small number of entries is that the interest in sparring and wrestling is dying out at Harvard...
...just a word we want to call attention to the competitive debate which will be held tomorrow night to choose Harvard's representatives in the sixth debate with Yale. Harvard has never lost one of these contests, but she will meet with continued success only if there is no slacking of effort among her debaters. The debate tomorrow night ought to call out every student among us who has ability in speaking. Last time two of the three speakers chosen were not members of either debating society. Ability is the one thing that counts, and, if a student...
...that they were once popular,- this seems to us like throwing good effort away. The meetings which are really needed are those held out-of-doors, and we are sure that such painstaking and conscientious work as the Athletic Association officials do, will make such a meeting an entire success...
Last night Mr. Hayes gave the last of his series of readings in Sanders Theatre. The audience was very large, completely filling the regular seats and leaving many persons standing. This is perhaps the best testimony to the deserved success with which these readings have...