Word: deal
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...this is the last opportunity that will be afforded for some time to hear Mr. Whiting, it seems fitting that ample notice should be given, lest this concert be overlooked. The recital promises to be one of the best of the series; and that is saying a great deal, for it has been of unusually high standard throughout. One of the best ways of showing the gratitude which is due Mr. Whiting for his efforts is to make this, the farewell performance, an enthusiastic one. Thanks are also due the alumni, whose support has made these concerts possible. Believing that...
...Edgar H. Wells '97 has declined the position of Graduate-Treasurer now held by Mr. W. F. Garcelon L. '95. The announcement of Mr. Garcelon's intended resignation from this position was made in January. It takes full effect on August 1, 1913. The post carries a great deal of responsibility and demands much time from its incumbent. It has been thought for some time that Mr. Wells might accept the offer, but the refusal received by the Committee is definite...
Professor Copeland, after a great deal of urging, has very kindly consented that his last reading of the year on Wednesday, March 26, shall be in the Living Room of the Union instead of in the Dining Room. The subject, as he has announced it, is "Irish Wit, Humor, and Pathos--in English and the Brogue...
...only about a third of the amount due form the separate clubs to the Federation has been paid in. By the constitution each club is assessed five cents per man. A good deal of expense has been undergone in getting started the work of the year, so that the dues are badly needed. At the same time the treasurers of the clubs are asked to hand in the correct lists of names upon which the assessment is paid. Those who are now members of the clubs get the use of the club room without becoming members of the Union...
There can come a great deal of good from the apparently simple task of defining "college" and "university" which the bill attempts. For too long the loose state of the law on the subject has allowed the public to be made the prey of men who could establish a "college," solicit funds, award degrees of more or less value and significance, and still not actually violate the law. For too long unsuspecting donors have been relieved of funds which they fondly believed were destined to help the cause of education but which really never accomplished the purpose for which they...