Word: benefit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...treated democracy as a spirit and not as a form of government. The essence of that spirit, he showed, is that the world and life are divinely intended for the whole human race and not for a favored few. This involves the principle that government shall be for the benefit of the governed. This fact is illustrated by the negro problem in the south and the colonial question in the Phillippines...
Wealth is a common wealth to be administered for the benefit of all, and by that principle all compensations of capital should be tested. Democracy does not demand that there shall be no combinations of capital, but that they shall be controlled by and in the interest of the nation, representing all the people...
Democracy involves education, not of a few scholars, but of all the people, and the us of scholarship by the few as leaders, for the benefit of all the people...
...yards without a fumble. In punting, Harvard averaged 33 yards, almost 10 yards more than Yale. Yale was continually forced to punt, three times, however, losing the ball on downs. Harvard's great development during the past week showed very plainly. The backs started quickly and had the benefit of excellent interference. The line was so strong that even after the Yale backs had gained several yards they were frequently thrown back for a loss. The team played very consistently throughout both halves, scoring 17 points in the first and 18 in the second...
...Copeland will give a reading from Kipling and other authors in Brattle Hall, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The reading will be a benefit to secure fonds for a student of the University. Tickets are on sale at Thurston...