Word: costing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...unusually high price of board at Memorial, $4.62 a week for the last month, is owing to two causes: (1) the quality of the board, which has been much better than in previous years; (2) the rise in the price of provisions. For example, eggs cost last year 13 cents a dozen, this year 22 cents, while all meats have risen one cent a pound over the price of last year. Coal, which forms a large item in the expenses, costs this year $5.83, last year only $3.40. In addition to all this, the fact that the Hall was opened...
What that short ride has cost...
...protecting lanterns from being stolen Class Day evening. The wanton destruction and heavy loss of lanterns in previous years has become so notorious that the Committee had difficulty in locating the contract for the illumination. To those who desire a lantern as a souvenir, lanterns will be sold at cost if they will leave their names with the Committee. It should be borne in mind that this is a matter upon which the success of future Class Days depends...
...Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, R. I., is building the steam launch for the University Crew. Mr. Alexander Agassiz made the contract for it. The cost will be $3,600. The craft will be so arranged that the machinery can be controlled from the standing room forward or aft, and the direction can be changed without swinging round, as she will be sharp at both ends. The Company guarantee a light boat, that will run as fast as an eight can row and that will not make a wake which will interfere with the shells...
...walks are provided. Again, the case of Sanders Theatre seems to us very different from that of the plank walks. The College was obliged to provide a suitable room for Mr. Riddle, one at least as good as that provided for Mr. Ticknor; this it did not do. The cost of plank walks, on the other hand, is more than the College can afford, with the certainty before it of a deficiency at the end of this year. Hence the Crimson offered to try to raise the money by subscription; and if the Corporation are willing to reconsider their refusal...