Word: successful
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...closing the debate for the negative, H. D. Smith dwelt upon the actual detriment to service which would result from the policy of municipal ownership. He showed that in the street railway business success is impossible unless the management has continuity and efficiency, and he pointed out the fact that in New York City with its frequent upheavals and constant political uncertainty, these qualities could not be preserved. He cited the failure of the Staten Island Ferries, recently taken over by the city, as an example of the inability of city officials to cope with undertakings of this nature...
...Privatdozent at the University of Marburg, and in 1901 he was made Professor Extraordinarius. In 1903 he was called to Bonn, and in the same year he was charged by the Prussian Government with organizing the newly founded Royal Academy at Posen, a task which he fulfilled with singular success. In the autumn of 1905, he was sent by his government on a lecturing tour through the United States, during which he spoke to audiences in most of the important cities and universities...
...second pop-night of the year was held in the Living Room of the Union last evening, and although the attendance was not large it was a distinct success. Light refreshments were served throughout the evening and the Pierian Sodality Orchestra rendered a variety of pieces, including a march by Mendelssohn, Waldteufel's "Les Patineurs," Suppe's "Pique d'Ame," and selections from "It Happened in Nordland...
...first public performance of the Deutscher Verein play, "Das Stiftungsfest," given last night in Brattle Hall, repeated the pronounced success of the Graduates' night...
...feminine characters, M. Wertheim '06, as Wilhelmine, was extraordinarily amusing, and H. C. Knoblauch '08 as Ludmilla was exceedingly attractive. T. W. Knauth '07 as Bertha handled a trying part with success...