Word: successful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...universally agreed that this was by far the pleasantest event of the trip. There was an air of congeniality and good fellowship about the whole thing which the fellows found nowhere else to the same degree. Mr. and Mrs. Farwell spared no pains to make the affair a brilliant success and they may certainly feel satisfied with the result...
...account of the Christmas trip of the musical clubs, which is finished in this morning's CRIMSON gives evidence that the trip was full of pleasure for the members of the clubs. In every way except financially it was the most successful trip ever taken by the clubs. Everywhere the men were received with courtesies which will long be remembered by them, and in return they have the satisfaction of knowing that their own efforts to please others were markedly successful. The press notices of the concerts in the various cities visited are unusually flattering; and what is especially gratifying...
...factions arose toward the end of the journey, but, as will be seen later, it was all in fun. The clubs owe not a little to Mr. Rodney Mac Donough who so ably managed the trip. A man so genial and pleasant, to such a degree interested in the success of the clubs as a whole, and in the welfare of the individual members, will not soon be forgotten by the men who travelled under his direction. The clubs were warmly welcomed in all the cities which they visited, receptions, dances and dinners being in order at all times...
...cars by a caterer. Carriages were waiting to carry them to "La Normandie." The first concert was given Wednesday evening in the National Rifles Armory, before a good sized audience. President Harrison many others prominent in our Government were present, and the Washington papers declared it a great success. After the concert the clubs were tendered a reception by Mrs. Magruder at her home on H Street. It was a very pretty affair and was much enjoyed by the men. Thursday morning, when it was hoped to see the city, the rain fell in torrents and it was very warm...
From the paragraph it is apparent that chance and wise administration, especially on the part of President Eliot have combined to give Harvard the advantages of both types of university. The success of the experiment the gains of the present year assure beyond doubt, for we have great professional schools deriving the advantages of city environment, and at the same time closely united with one of the largest undergraduate schools of arts in the world, this school or college being surrounded by almost ideal conditions...