Word: leaded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...practice in the world. The nines we have met so far this year have not once called forth our best efforts. With one exception the games have all been extremely one-sided. True, we were almost beaten in the second Dartmouth game, but the only reason Dartmouth got the lead in the first place was on careless playing due to overconfidence. We must learn how to play an uphill game-to be as careful and steady when the score is against us as when it is for us. Our games with Yale and Princeton can be won only by strong...
...past year. Every increase makes farther advancement possible. We hope that next fall will see the society starting off with a much longer list of members. Aside from the pecuniary returns which will undoubtedly come to members of the society, there should be patriotism enough in every student to lead him to become a member and thus to help sustain what is distinctively a University institution. The price of the membership ticket is generally made up many times in the saving made on purchases during the year. To present members, we desire to say that the annual meeting on Friday...
...prettiest in feather-weight sparring that has been seen in the gymnasium in a long time. This entire gentlemanliness and good-nature of the contestants, together with the grit and vigor with which they fought, showed that sparring is not necessarily what some recent exhibitions might lead observers to suppose. The contestants were warmly applauded after each round...
...publication on law and sociology, theology and philology; but a deplorable falling off in archaeology and antiquities. The year, as a whole, has been decidedly fruitful, and the University has been keeping pace with the demands of modern civilization. Statistics show that she has been taking the lead of all other American colleges in disseminating knowledge to the English speaking race...
...mammon of unrighteousness was meant the temporal business affairs of every-day life. We must regard them as an enemy, or a master, or a friend. Treating these matters as inimical, we violate the divine injunction to be faithful in the best of things. By allowing them to lead and control us we no longer serve God but mammon. But by faithfully attending to our worldly interests, yet without becoming contaminated by them, we show our fitness to be entrusted with things of much greater importance. The anthems sung by the choir were, "Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace...