Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...compensation of Fourth Assistant Examiners of the Patent Office is $1200 a year. The number of persons successfully passing the examination for this position is not at present equal to the demand. A book giving information upon the nature of the work in the Patent Office can be obtained from W. H. Blodgett, Patent Office, Washington, D. C. Persons desiring to compete for this examination should address the commission for the necessary blanks for application. Address all communications to the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington...
...circulation of Lippincott's Magazine has been more than doubled since the publication of Miss Rive's story, "The Quick or the Dead?" and orders for the number containing that story are pouring in so fast that it is almost impossible for the presses to keep up with the demand...
...newspaper men toward college graduates, but we think that the writer is mistaken when he speaks of the spirit of intolerance at Harvard toward journalism. Harvard has not given any of her energy to the training of men for journalistic work simply because there has never been a strong demand for education in this particular field. The real basis of the antagonism is clearly seen by the second writer. College men thrown suddenly into the world cannot well picture that world, until they grow to be thoroughly acquainted with it. No matter how much a man may know of history...
Single working boats are in great demand at this time, and as there is only one serviceable single belonging to the Boat Club, men have to wait patiently for their turn to use it. A number of good singles are very much needed...
...take the initiative, we are certain that they will find many men ready to aid them in the undertaking. We are informed officially that such a body of men would have full powers of officers of the officers of the law, but in the college grounds. The task will demand some self-sacrifice. But we do not doubt that there are enough men in college who will gladly make the sacrifice necessary. We hope the crew men will take the matter in hand at once that we may be delivered from the nuisance complained of as speedily...