Word: craze
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...those of smaller means. For the former class, their club-mates. For the former class, their club-mates and their surroundings in the private dormitories are refining influences, and although a poor man may work his way through College, he is thought none the less a man. The craze for being the social equals of wealthy men, in contrast to Europe, does not exist among the poorer men in the American University...
...many of the pictures is blue, probably as a contrast to the predominant Class Day red, and to the general hilarity of the reading matter. The illustrations are unusually good, carefully drawn, suggestive and appropriate. Some are purely humcrous, some satirical, as the "Suggestion for Gore Hall," "The Insignia Craze at Harvard," and "Why change your hatband every day?" The two last mentioned are especially appropriate as a protest against the growing love of wearing distinguishing insignia, a custom contrary to tradition except on Class Day. It would be absurd for us to allow this trend to lead to fraternity...
...Noyes discussed the financial boom of 1900-1901, and the causes for the return of "public confidence" which created the speculative craze of that period. The surplus wealth, he said, saved by cautious people mindful of previous bad times, became too recklessly invested with the return of national prosperity. So inexhaustible seemed the reservoir of American capital that ambitious promoters combined already enormous companies and formed collateral trusts to give room for the investments the public was so anxious to make. Before long, however, the enormous inflation of stocks and bonds without corresponding increase in the real property behind them...
...Noyes, of the editorial staff of the New York Post, will deliver his second and last public lecture on "The Recent Economic History of the United States," this evening at 8 o'clock, in the Fogg Lecture Room. He will discuss the speculative craze of 1900-1901, and the reaction...
...LECTURES ON THE RECENT ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. II. "The Speculative Craze of 1900-1901, and the Reaction of 1903," Mr. A. D. Noyes. Fogg Lecture Room...