Word: drain
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...competition, which at best is no real test of executive ability, against the personal equation. The Council would be reasonable and fair in its judgments. The candidates would not have the chagrin of doing invidious begging to no avail. Finally, the friends of contestants would not have to drain their pockets to help in the glorious victory or dire defeat...
...Tyrone Power, who is at present playing the part of "The Drain Man" in "The Servant in the House" at the Tremont Theatre, will speak on "The Stage of Today" in the Assembly Room of the Union this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The lecture, which will be given under the auspices of the Dramatic Club, will be open to all members of the University...
...teaching force, should find means to stir him intellectually, to rouse his ambition to do, and should also give him time to think, for all the new ideas to expand and develop. We should advise him, because he is still immature and likely to misjudge his powers and drain his strength, as to the use of his time. We should give him work to fill his working time, not forgetting that he needs play-time. We should encourage individual activity for the class and the college, but at the same time restrain it so that the boy shall not become...
India contributes $375,000,000 annually to the expenses of the British government and over one-third of this is spent on the army which oppresses the natives. Only $6,000,000 annually goes to the education of the people. Such a drain on the finances of the country is the cause of the annual famines, and indirectly of the plagues, by which India is decimated. The Hindoos are discriminated against unfairly on account of their color; the Civil Service is closed to them, as well as all commands in the army...
...treasury has not been obliged to incur debts on account of the deficits in any department. In every case the deficits have been met by the surpluses of former years or out of free capital. Nevertheless, the reduction of the unrestricted funds in this manner is a very serious drain upon the resources of the University and obviously has its limits. In fact, the Insurance and Guaranty Fund, which has borne all the deficits of recent years, would be wiped to by another deficit, as large as that of 1903-04. Relief is to be expected, however, from the recent...