Word: accounting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...absorbing topic of conversation on the campus and at the eating clubs, during the past week, and has interested Princeton during the greater part of the fall term. Campaign clubs, torchlight parades, and tariff debates have been the events of the hour, and have been peculiarly interesting on account of their novelty, as election comes but once during a college course. The college is divided politically in the ratio of two Republicans to one Democrat, and the result has accordingly been satisfactory to the majority of the students. College enjoyed a half-holiday on election day, and the Wesleyan game...
Under "Topics of the Day," is given an account of the experience of "Brown, the moderate grind," in his attempts to write a sophomore theme. Many a sophomore will find his sympathies aroused for the struggling novice and will secretly admit that his own name might well be substituted in place of that of Brown. The article is admirable for its faithful description of a common experience in student life...
...London was referee, and Mr. Cor in was umpire in place of J. A. Saxe. On account of the delay caused by Mr. Saxe's non-appearance, play was not called until two minutes after three. Wesleyan had the ball, and Harvard the east end of the field. Harding soon got the ball from a fumble and rushes by Sears, Trafford, Carpenter and Crosby carried it to the ten-yard line, when it went to Wesleyan on a foul. Clark punted and Harvard had the ball down on the thirty-yard line. Harding carried it to the eight-yard line...
...notice has been posted stating that the dividends of the profits due each member of the Co-operative Society have been determined and can be ascertained at the office of the Society. The dividends will be paid by check as soon as account is approved...
...Hence it is not surprising that only two cities, Mecca and Medina, exist within their borders. The three characteristics of the Arab race are, tribal isolation, love of poetry, and utter lack of religion. Union of the scattered tribes was impossible, and the people remained dormant for centuries, on account of the lack of combined effort. War was the business life and poetry the only unwarlike enjoyment, and, in fact, almost the only means of artistic expression...