Word: benefited
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Glee and Banjo Clubs gave a very successful concert at Roxbury last Thursday evening for the benefit of the St. James Episcopal Church. The audience, which numbered about five hundred, seemed to enjoy the singing and playing and applauded generously. Considering that it was the first formal concert of the year, the work of both clubs was very good. The singing of the Glee Club is still a little unsteady, owing to the large proportion of new men. This defect will be removed before the Cambridge concert by daily rehearsals. The Banjo Club is playing better than ever before...
...course whose need is greatly felt. The fear either of the total failure, or but partial success, of a course in journalism is what deters the faculty from taking the initiative, and unfortunately there is no precedent at other colleges by which it is easy to judge the benefit of such a course. Lately, however, Cornell has established a chair of journalism, and the success of the move will undoubtedly be watched with interest by other colleges which are on the verge of following Cornell's example. We have no hesitancy in pronouncing the success of the plan if tried...
...there was a reading room in No. 3, where also an annual auction of old books, for the benefit of indigent students, was held. In 1878-79 this room was occupied by a member of the class of '79, who earned his living by tutoring and by the sale of text-book and stationery...
...purpose to show that such practice would increase the chances of victory, but we do not mean to say that we should always beat Yale if allowed to practice with professionals, nor always succumb if the permission is refused. Practice with a superior team is always of the greatest benefit...
...school of mechanical trades in Philadelphia, Mr. Isaiah V. Williamson has shown an amount of sterling good sence in marked contrast to the conduct of those men who try to immortalize their names by founding so-called "universities" in obscure country towns. This school will prove of the greatest benefit to the city, and will form a most useful supplement to the public schools. The endowment is $500,000, the income from which will be large enough to defray all expenses. The school is intended to furnish a free technical education to boys who show an aptitude for mechanical pursuits...