Word: suffering
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fourth century fresh elements of thought began to appear with the belief in mysteries. Demeter, Dionysos and Zeus were thought to be connected with a future life. Purification or initiation was considered of vital importance in ensuring happiness for a future life. The impure or unitiated were supposed to suffer torments after death. The connection between body and soul changed during the fourth century. The soul and body had before been as one, but it now began to be understood that it was the soul alone that could have communion with the god. The soul must set itself free from...
...several years many men prominently connected with the subject of physical training have been declaring that college football teams suffer far more often from the demoralizing effects of over-training than from any greenness due to insufficient work. Time and time again, it is claimed, players have sustained both mental and physical injury from the excessive amount of hard work to which they have been subjected...
...sufficient other changes be made to make this one effective, the result will be harmful. (a) The departments will suffer: (1) If the president appoints men for parliamentary ability the executive work will suffer. (2) If he appoints men for their administrative power, the departments will suffer from weak representation in Congress. (b) Congress will suffer: (1) Much time will be wasted in badgering and cross-examining Cabinet ministers. (2) Demoralizing influence on members of Congress would be easier...
...Phillips received two cautions, one near the finish, which may be the reason why he only took second. The judge of this event, T. A. McEwen, distributed his cautions very freely, and disqualified three men, though with apparent impartiality. The first two to suffer were Allison of Yale and Staab, the latter of whom had never had a caution. The last man disqualified was Thrall of Yale, as he was spurting for third place, which was thus given to Drew...
...present year has, however, to be considered. Things are in a bad state, and somebody will have to suffer, no matter what course is taken. It is a choice of evils. Shall the number of tennis courts remain small until next fall, necessitating the failure of the Interscholastic Tournament; or shall adequate practice-ground be taken away from the class nines? As far as the class series are concerned, these would not alone be enough to justify the retention of Jarvis for baseball, since one of the series has been played, and since there will be two open dates...