Word: aid
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Wednesday's Advertiser contains an exceedingly interesting article on "Political Economy at Harvard," being an argument for the extension of the subject in the college by added electives and a plea for aid to the university for making this improvement. Political economy, the writer claims, is the most popular study at Harvard and in importance is second to none. It is rumored, he says, that on the return of Professor Dunbar in September the teaching force in this department will be reduced to one, that one being Professor Dunbar. The corporation offering no inducements to Dr. Laughlin to remain...
Chicago has already contributed over $20,000 in aid of the German flood sufferers...
...Hasty Pudding Club has decided to give theatricals in aid of the boat club...
...regards that frequent subject of agitation, the entire abolition of proctors, there is this much to be aid. First, notwithstanding the cry that their surveillance is an unjust imputation on our honor, it is nevertheless true, as experience also has proved, that there are some few students who, if they were not watched, would not be able to resist the temptation to fill out their examination books by some unlawful assistance; and taking into consideration the deturs, scholarships, commencement rank, membership of the Phi Beta Kappa, - all of which depend primarily upon the marks at examinations - it is only fair...
...opportunity. The expenses of running the two societies are large, and the only means of meeting them have been hitherto the proceeds of the concerts given in Cambridge, which have not been so well attended as they should have been. A concert in Boston would do much to aid them in providing for their current expenses. In the case of other organizations no such rule has been considered necessary. The base-ball and foot-ball clubs are allowed to play games in other cities, and a great part of their revenue is obtained from these outside games. There is surely...