Word: amount
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...overdone tone of previous ones and is timely, but might be improved by the omission of the play on a word in the last sentence. The Yale game, described in scriptural language, is a great addition to the editorial column. The smaller bits, which are few, contain a fair amount of humor...
...mass meeting of Yale students held last Tuesday night, all the property of the undergraduate athletic association, including the Yale field and boathouse, was turned over to the President and Fellows of Yale. The New York graduates have agreed to raise $8000, the amount necessary to pay off the debt on the Yale field, so that it can be transferred free of debt. This transfer of property was made in order to get rid of the existing friction between undergraduate managers, and also to lesson expenses by placing all the various managers' departments under charge of a single graduate secretary...
...playing of the first eleven in practice yesterday was more or less discouraging. The offensive play lacked spirit, the interference was poor, and the defense was broken down for the first time this season. The second eleven, on the contrary, has developed a great amount of team-play, which is the more creditable because the material available is being constantly shifted. Although the guards are inexperienced in running with the ball, the guards-back formation has been adopted with very gratifying results...
Tickets will be sent by registered mail if postage stamps to the amount of eight cents, in addition to the regular postage, are put on the addressed envelope. Every two tickets require two cents postage. Seats will be assigned by lot. The management will not answer communications requesting a change in seats after the allotment. The price of seats is two dollars...
...operative Society has completed its calculations on the business done last year and the results are excellent. The total volume of business was $130,000 at the Cambridge store, and $40,000 at the Boston branch, which is the largest in the history of the society. The profits amounted to a little over $8,000, of which about 10 per cent was placed into the sinking fund, and about $7500 are now being divided among the stock-holders. The divided this year is 7 per cent on all purchases, being an increase of 1 per cent on all purchases, being...