Word: successful
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...same sort of play with similar results continued throughout the scrimmage, Team A gaining consistently and stopping its opponents' attack with ease. Drop-kicks and forward passes were tried several times by the second team, but without success...
...this is the first chance afforded to 1916 to show the team that the class is behind it and because such meetings foster a spirit of class unity, all Freshmen should be present tonight to hear of the work of the team and of the support necessary to its success...
Last spring while the various political parties were nominating their respective candidates for the presidency, a straw vote was held here under the auspices of the political clubs to give the University a chance to name its choice for chief executive. This straw vote was a complete success. Oftentimes when such ballots are held, only a minority of the student body goes to the polls, or many regard it as a rare opportunity to cast a vote for an accommodating vendor of food stuffs. As a result of such attitudes of indifference or jocularity, a straw vote may signify nothing...
About the time this vote was held here, other institutions were also conducting straw votes with equal success. A comparison of the results of the ballots at the various universities was extremely interesting and stirred up much discussion. Again this fall several of the larger institutions have held straw votes and in many cases have shown changes in political affiliations since the previous expression of opinion. Today another straw vote is to be conducted here and will be managed in the same way as that last spring. Certainly if the student body shows as much interest now as then...
...frolic at the Y. M. C. A. last night proved a great success. Any members of the Phillips Brooks House or affiliated organizations may procure tickets giving house privileges to the Y. M. C. A. by applying at Brooks House today...