Word: strengthening
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last article "(Re) publicans and (Fair) Sinners" is a story in a much lighter vein than the others. The hero, a scheming politician, goes to the convention at Saratoga, and, at the time when his presence is most needed to strengthen his chance for nomination, yields to the fascinations of a fair conspirator and goes off on an excursion, only to came back too late and find that his rival has secured the coveted prize. The story is fairly well written, but the plot is by no means...
Realizing this fact, the present management resolved to leave no effort un-made which would strengthen Yale chances next June. Consequently, as soon as the fall races were over and the class crews had disbanded, Captain Stevenson had the candidates for the 'Varsity crew at work...
...principle is an excellent one that the young man should labor to strengthen his weak points rather than to develop indefinitely his stronger ones. We do not know that it is desirable that young men should aspire to be 'record breakers' in particular sports. It seems to us better that they should be moderately good in all; but we recognize while human nature is what it is, that many will aspire to special excellence. It would be a curious problem in experimental mechanics to decide just how a man should be built to use his strength to the greatest advantage...
...Yale nine of last year played first base Monday, in place of Spencer and will probably fill the same position in Saturday's game with Columbia and perhaps for the remainder of the season. He is a very fine fielder and a good batter and will greatly strengthen the nine. Brigham, the left fielder of last season's team, has just returned from Europe, and as soon as he can get in practice he will fill his old place, Kellogg going to right field. - Globe...
...higher branches of learning, and by refusing to let their pupils attend the readings of the non-Union teachers. The chapter and chancellor of Paris, seeing their lawful authority thus obstructed, proceeded to imprison the Union teachers, and as a final sentence, excommunicated the recalcitrant masters. Then they strengthened their union more and more. When the masters who were excommunicated appealed to Rome, the Pope recognized these unions as corporations and thus practically gave the teachers the upper hand. These corporations became faculties in the thirteenth century in somewhat the following way: Comparatively little specialized teaching existed at Paris towards...