Word: contend
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...chief obstacle which the officers of the club are compelled to contend against is that their present quarters are not commodious enough. Not only is the club cramped for room, but even the plan of the building does not offer facilities suitable for conducting such a large business. That there is a demand for such a club in the University is shown by the large number of resident as well as transient students who avail themselves of its advantages...
Temptation he said was the greatest subject on which to speak to young men They most need help need to be shown how to contend against this inevitable enemy; for temptation is the necessary experience, of every one, a personal characteristic, as a walk or a laugh. It follows everywhere. It cuts off a man in a moment from all his friends, picks off the best and the greatest But it is hard to conted with for there is no one to blame or applaud if you fail or succeed against...
...first obstacle they have to contend with is the revolt of strong minds against a weak religion. Men often find themselves unable, after a few weeks of college life, to believe as they used to; but there is no harm in this. A man should be encouraged to think of Christianity; for it is not worth thinking of, it can be but a poor thing. Again, many think Christianity dull; but this is not true in fact or in theory. Not only is it most interesting in itself, but theoretically its chief end is to cure dullness...
...flounder through it at sight. Moreover, even were the difficulty overcome - even if every senior had learned his part and sang - there are two reasons why the result would be ineffective. In the first place, the volume of sound - in the open air with a full brass band to contend against - could never be more than respectable, never impressive. It never has been even respectable, in point of fact. And secondly the moment is one for retrospect and remembrance; it is the last time that a class, as a college class, meets together in public. A new song, to which...
...second volume of the Harvard Portfolio is put on sale this morning at all the book stores in Cambridge. This year's Portfolio, in spite of the fact that the editors have had to contend with many discouragements, is an improvement on the one issued last year. The photogravures in the book this year are excellent, and the book itself is put up in a very attractive form. The Portfolio is intended to be a kind of register of Harvard life for the current year, and in many ways it is so. It is certainly a valuable souvenir...