Word: costing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...perfect right to settle its own regulations in regard to athletics in the way it deems wisest; but nevertheless it is undoubtedly an act of rudeness on her part to pay so little heed to the combined requests of so many colleges in a matter where concession would cost so little to herself, comparatively, and would result in so much general satisfaction among her neighbors. Not that we contend that the original movement looking to the abolition of professionalism in athletics was so necessary or altogether wise, but when once determined upon and agreed to so generally, it seems particularly...
...book-store will probably find a revolution in this particular, for Mr. King will endeavor to give the very lowest terms possible, and by importing his books directly from the European publishers he will be able to get desired books at the earliest moment and at the smallest cost. He has on hand at all times the catalogues of various publishers of Europe and America, so as to be able to give to callers or buyers a definite and prompt reply in answer to their questions of price and other details regarding books. New books of certain highly esteemed publishers...
During the summer several improvements have been made at Memorial. A new ice-chest has been put in at a cost of $400, and a new broiler-added so that the steward is no longer obliged to bake the steaks as was sometimes done...
...grounds of the new athletic park at Yale, we learn from the News, are to contain thirty acres. The park will be about a mile from the campus, and will be easily accessible by the horse cars, which will run direct to the gates. The grounds cost $21,000. They will contain several large buildings for bath and dressing rooms, fitted up with all conveniences, a quarter-mile track, lawn tennis courts, base-ball, foot-ball, lacrosse and cricket grounds. There will also be a grand stand accommodating one thousand spectators, which will be erected at a cost...
...year have been nearly $2,000.00 greater than ever before. This may be attributed to the unusual expense of several departments of the Boat Club, but mainly to two things: The launch and the long stay at New London. The launch has been thoroughly overhauled and has cost by that and the running expenses over $1,100.00. An enormous amount, and if the results of the repairs could have been foreseen, I think, an unwarrantable extravagance. The launch has had a fair trial, has been put in order, well kept and carefully run, and the result is, that...