Word: benefited
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...between Princeton and Columbia at the games given at Princeton, for the benefit of the base ball team, Columbia pulled Princeton four inches...
...present is how to improve the schools so that the young men may go out better equipped and the whole teaching force be better trained in the future. The means of doing this is simply the spending of more money. There is a strong feeling that while primary schools benefit the whole population, and therefore should be supported by all, and be perfectly free, the secondary schools which are attended by a comparatively small number, should be maintained more by those who are directly benefited by them...
...delay caused by the many difficulties which had to be surmounted, a scheme has been evolved by which every man will have a chance to do what he can for others without neglecting his college work. It is hoped to furnish opportunities of usefulness which will be of permanent benefit both to the giver and to the receiver...
Moreover, the sacrifice will not be so great as may at first appear, for the sixteen players would probably occupy several courts even if none were reserved. Since the benefit from the plan will be so great and its inconveniences so small, no one ought to allow mere selfishness to interfere with its adoption...
...usually been so large a number of entries for the wrestling bouts that too much time has been taken up at the regular meetings with this feature of the sports. The management this year, bearing that fact in mind, took the trouble to arrange a special meeting for the benefit of the wrestlers. It was found, however, when the time came for holding the meeting that there were not enough entries to make it worth while to hold the proliminary bouts. It is unfortunate that so little interest was shown in that feature of the contests, and we hope that...