Word: waits
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...position at Pittsburg Landing, on the Tennessee. Here he awaited the arrival of Buell with strong re-enforcements. The position was easy to defend, and favored further advance. Johnson saw the opportunity and tried to surprise Grant on April 5. But he arrived late at night and had to wait till morning. At day-break he made a furious attack, massing 40,000 men on the Union left, the only exposed point. Again Grant was absent...
...Pennsylvania men. There has not been-there is not now, the slightest chance of a Pennsylvania. Yale football game this year. We make this statement advisedly. Yale refused games last year in both football and baseball, certainly the only dignified and independent course for Pennsylvania to pursue was to wait until Yale, forced by public opinion and her own desire for fair play, should issue a challenge, but instead of that the reported statements of the Chairman of Pennsylvania's Football Committee and the Manager of the Yale Team make it apparent that having again made the first advances, whether...
...most important events in the history of civilization were appreciated at their full value at the time they took place. And the men that had the most important part in them have almost always had to wait for a later day, if not for a later generation, to give them the recognition which their works deserved. The opening of Japan to the civilizing influences and to the commerce of the West was an event whose importance in the world's history is just beginning to be recognized, now that her achievements in war have indicated the leading position...
...committee on the reception to freshmen reported that as Grays 17 was too small for so many men, they had arranged to have the use of the Colonial Club for the reception. The date of the reception was left undecided as it was thought best to wait for the return of the Bishop of the Diocese on Oct. 29. If the Bishop is able to be present on Oct. 30, it will probably be on that date...
While we must wait for more detailed figures before coming to particular conclusions as to the direction of Harvard's growth, it is extremely gratifying to notice that the growth itself is increasing. The considerable gain this year in both the College and the Scientific School freshman class is ample assurance that Harvard still more than holds her own in the advance of the colleges. Comparative statistics are, of course, out of the question at present; but it is to be believed that in respect to her incoming classes Harvard has this year been more fortunate than her rivals...