Word: successful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that the French Play is over and has proved to be such a popular success, it seems to me that it would be but fair to the students who devoted so much of their time to it, as well as a worthy undertaking for the increase of the French library, to give two or three performances of "Le Malade Imaginaire" in New York; it is unfortunately too late to carry out this plan during the coming Christmas vacation, but Easter week would, I think, be a very fitting time for it. This project could be carried out with very little...
...Maine Club held its annual dinner last night at the Parker House. Sixteen members were present, and the dinner was a great success in every...
...more than one-third of the College, are Massachusetts men. Boston boys grow up with the idea of making successful Harvard athletes as they know the social distinction at college this confers. New York men, although filling some of the clubs, furnish few athletes. Chicago has almost always representatives on some of the teams. Moreover, election to the clubs has been the reward of successful athletics. A great many of the members of 'varsity teams and crews have become club men chiefly through athletic success...
...shown no more than third rate ability as a player, and their passing over a man who for two years has shown himself to belong in a higher class of ability than the majority of the team would give the death blow to Harvard's hopes of success in baseball, and would nip in the bud the good resolutions of the great body of students to give this year's ball team hearty support. The Athletic Committee in making their choice should weigh the advantage in favor of a player of proved ability of almost the unanimous support...
...from coming out as candidates for the team. A captain who is a third rate player can not have the respect of his men; his judgment in assisting to make up the team can not be relied on; he is bound to be a failure in every way. The success of the team is of small importance. however, compared with the great principal which this election involves. The names of the candidates need not be mentioned, but if we are to have true democracy in Harvard athletics; if we ever hope to give the lie to that too common talk...