Word: successful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...athlete is very discouraging. He dares not over exert himself, and is in a continuous state of nervousness, which materially lessens the physical exertion, of which he would otherwise be capable, and it is well-known that courage and self-control are of the first importance to the success of the contestant...
...fact there will be another trial in the Glee Club rooms next Tuesday at 7 o'clock. Freshmen should realize that the Glee Club is one of the pleasantest social organizations of the first year in college and that the annual crew concert which ends the season, if a success, may prove an important factor in the prospects of the class at New London. Every man in '96 who can sing at all is urged to be present at the trial Tuesday...
...filled with good reading, solid and serious, on the whole. It opens with a history of Six Years of Voluntary Chapel,' which is as interesting as it is instructive. Professor Peabody explains very clearly the reasons which led to the abolishment of compulsory chapel and for the undoubted success of the present system. The article is one which it will be well for every man in college to read for his own satisfaction and edification...
...only 19, is from one point of view a welcome change, for while that department is well fitted for the demands of certain specialists, the decrease implies that more men are entering as regular students. Again the gain of 78 in our Summer School is added proof of the success of the school and the need it answers...
...travelled and lived in the Orient, is a rare opportunity in Cambridge; to hear one who has spent two winters there digging for remains of one of the oldest civilizations is rarer still. We may tonight expect from Dr. Peters an account of his heroic and successful struggle against many odds, and of the valuable discoveries which he made in the temple of Bel at Niffer. His success in raising a large sum of money for the expedition, in overcoming diplomatic and other difficulties, and in securing for America a large portion of the clay books dug by him from...