Word: successful
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...forth that good fellowship and broad acquaintance among Harvard undergraduates are lacking. That there is some truth in this complaint few will deny. And though we have labored patiently to avoid this evil, the various schemes and methods thus far proposed and tried out have not been particularly successful; especially have the class meetings and smokers been ineffective. Now there is one conspicuous reason for this, namely, our inability to remember for this, namely, our inability to remember so many strange names presented to us at one time. For most of us it is comparatively easy to remember strange faces...
...seldom that an opportunity is offered to honor a Harvard man who has achieved such instantaneous success as Edward Sheldon '08, whose first play has been hailed by the great majority of critics as a work of originality and power. Like "The Great Divide," by William Vaughn Moody '93, "Salvation Nell" is marked by intensity of interest and force of action, and its numerous passages of virile strength give promise of greater work in the future. A special performance of Mr. Sheldon's play will be given at the Majestic Theatre tonight by Mrs. Fiske and her company. Practically...
...lawyer is trained to deal with the unscrupulous, and therefore he himself must be scrupulous. To be scrupulous means a good reputation and a good reputation in the law often spells success. The capitalists do not want men like themselves to take charge of their cases, but men whom they can trust, and they are willing to pay well for this sort of talent, hence the reason why a lawyer should have a good reputation...
...address on "The Law as a Career in America" will be delivered in the Union tonight by Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte '71, former Attorney-General of the United States. By his success and fame as a lawyer and reformer, Mr. Bonaparte has taken a place well to the front in the ranks of Harvard graduates who have contributed to the University's prestige in this honorable profession...
...success of the Union next year depends to a great extent on the officers to be elected today. On these men, particularly the vice-president, will fall the responsibility of keeping the Union up to the high standard of past years, and of still further increasing the importance of its position in the lives of its members. They must arrange for lectures and entertainments, and devise other means to make the club an indispensable part of University life. At the last election only a very small per cent. of the members voted. We hope that the number today will...