Word: earn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Faithful, even so the chief magistrate of Boston, this time alone, spent the night incognito among the dwellers of his capital. As "No. 69" he slept at the Wayfarer's Lodge, and with 75 other "down-and-outers" chopped wood from five 'till nine in order to earn his breakfast of oatmeal, bread and coffee. "And they came to a fair garden all set about with trees, wherein was a fountain and in the midst whereof there stood a pavilion--" relates the Book of the Thousand and One Nights. Something rather different must have greeted the Mayor...
...shop seeks to deprive a man of his right to associate or not to associate as he sees fit, by compelling him to either join a trade union, and be governed by its decisions, thus giving up all his personal liberty, or to be deprived of the opportunity to earn his living. The open shop stands for giving the laborer a chance to exercise his right of discrimination in choosing the place and manner in which he shall earn his living, and the associate with whom he shall work...
...With the return of the first line in the third period the University offense was maintained with renewed vigor. Bacon registered a clever score from a mix-up in front of the goal. George Owen, captain of last season's Freshman seven, was the only Crimson player to earn his letter for the first time against Yale, all the other participants having met the Blue on the ice before...
...profits of the corresponding period a year ago. These figures do not, however, include any allowance for depreciation or reserves, as such allowances are not computed by the Board of Directors until the end of the year. It is apparent, therefore, that the Cooperative Society will more than earn its regular dividend this year unless there should be a marked falling-off in business during the next few months. Last year the total dividend payment amounted to about...
...most convincing argument against the increase is that will become more difficult for a student to work his way through college; but, with the lessened buying power of the dollar in every field, it is as easy to earn $300 now as $200 four years ago. The comprehensive figures recently published by the Alumni Bulletin indicate conclusively that any man who has the right mettle and who wants to work his way through Harvard will be able to do so regardless of the increase...