Word: failed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...look out for such cases, and, although this body is undoubtedly very well fitted to take care of most breaches of academic discipline, it certainly seems as though a committee of students could bring about better results in an instance like this. The actions of the Administrative Board often fail to punish to any great extent because they are carried on so quietly, and, in addition, a man who is disciplined in this way is always regarded-by a certain class as largely the victim of misfortune. It is thought that the proceedings, and, in fact, the very appointment...
...whole the crew, when rowing easily, fail to catch the boat with sufficient force at the beginning of the stroke, which tends to make it unsteady. Besides this, there is another most conspicuous fault. When rowing hard there is a tendency to use the arms too soon, some of the men even failing to get their arms straight at all at any point in the stroke...
FARMERS.- Every man must be on Soldiers Field at 3.30 without fail...
...revival of this cup and the lasting record of the names of those who have contested for it so many years, cannot fail to be of interest to all Harvard men. The cup and plate, when complete, will be placed in the custody of the Bursar, and it will rest with the undergraduates each year to keep alive its memory. It dates back for so many years as the trophy for the principal aquatic event of the college year that it is hoped it will continue so for many years to come...
...objections raised seem to suggest that the opponents of the amendment fail to give the general good its due supremacy. That the same candidate can not, if rejected for one office, stand for the next, is an argument that will have force with the candidate himself rather than with the club as a whole. That the postponement of the election for a few days will harmfully prolong the excitement can hardly have been seriously meant. That, after all, it is better that only those interested should vote, is a proposition the fallacy in which is evident when we consider...