Word: aid
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...meeting of the Board of Directors held on Thursday, Oct. 29, it was voted that the money subscribed in aid of the Society in January last be refunded to the subscribers. It will be remembered that the money was needed last year at the time when the Society was in difficulties, as a guarantee fund to ensure its continued existence. At the end of the year, the society found itself with a net surplus of stock of the value of $1000. The present year has begun with this surplus. The membership for the present year, and the estimated excess...
...HARRISON, for the Com.PIERIAN SODALITY. - Rehearsal this (Friday) evening. Second Violins at 7; First Violins at 7.15; Full Orchestra at 7.30. A prompt attendance will greatly aid the conductor...
...feature of college life which becomes familiar with every student in the course of his four years of residence at Cambridge is the occasional visit of the man who wishes a little pecuniary aid to enable him to stem the current of his misfortunes. The placards displayed in the hallways of every dormitory are of no effect in repelling invasions of this kind, and it is not until a student gets well into his junior year that he acquires the art of speedily ridding his room of such unwelcome guests. The man who wishes you to add your name...
...plan is put into operation. It is doubtful, too, if the short season of training thus obtained will be of any great benefit to the candidates for seats in the 'varsity boat. At any rate, the 'varsity crew of last year made their brilliant record without any aid of this nature. As rowing men know only too well, a prolonged period of rigid training grows terribly irksome, and it certainly seems that getting the 'varsity men into rowing trim for a class contest in the fall is stretching the rules of training a trifle...
...body of upper-classmen made a vigorous rush into the hall. After this stampede had ceased a number of excited young gentlemen endeavored to nominate candidates for the vice-presidency, and finally Mr. John Balch, of the Roxbury Latin School, was elected to the position, his adherants being materially aided by a strong delegation of sophomores seated at the back of the hall. A fresh delegation of sophomores now made their appearance at the door, and the rush that ensued lasted for fully three minutes, accompanied by the crashing of settees and the demolition of stiff hats. When this diversion...