Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There has been a sudden demand for rooms by those living at 4 Holyoke St., froms the fact that Mr. J. M. Hilton has ordered all the occupants to leave the premises before March 1st, and this in the face of a verbal agreement that they should not be disturbed before September. This is not a matter of surprise to those who are acquainted with his philanthropic character...
...reap the legitimate reward of their industry and application. Their French colleagues, however, contend that the positions in hospitals obtainable by successful competitors in examinations ought to be reserved for Frenchmen-for those who "pay taxes; the blood tax above all." They would not go so far as to demand the exclusion of foreigners from the various lectures or courses, but they would like to see them denied the privilege of taking part in the competitive examinations. -[N. Y. Post...
...last recitation the members of Political Economy 1 were regaled with a clear and lengthy lecture on the old, old subject, cause of so much controversy and confusion to the average student, "A demand for commodities is not a demand for labor...
...places that will not interfere with the other sports, also a space for two more grass courts will be turfed adjacent to the other eight. This will give to the college next fall 45 courts, as good as any in the country. Should these not prove sufficient for the demand, in the following year (1886) courts to the number of 12 could be laid out on the Agassiz Museum grounds, and also about eight grass courts of medium worth on the grounds of the Divinity School. For these courts, permission would have to obtained from the government of these departments...
...demand for the Index will be probably very great for a few days. Eighty-Eight will doubtless follow the example of its predecessors in anxiety to "see its name in print...