Word: entertainment
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Individuals serving as House masters are required by the University to live in residences provided for that purpose and as part of their duties to entertain frequently students, members of the Faculty and visiting dignitaries. This arrangement benefits both the University and the students who gain from the social and intellectual contact with the masters and their guests. In recognition of the fact that the performance of these duties requires the maintenance of a large household and the serving of considerable quantities of refreshments beyond the normal family social needs, the University provides an entertainment fund to each...
Persons serving as House Masters are, with one temporary exception, required by the University to live in the dormitories occupied by students or in buildings closely adjacent. They are all also required by the nature of their duties to entertain frequently students, members of the Faculty, and visiting dignitaries. This arrangement benefits both the University and the students who gain from the social and intellectual contact with Masters and their guests. Recognizing that the performance of those duties requires the maintenance of a relatively large household staff and the serving of considerable quantities of refreshments beyond normal family social needs...
When surveyed, administrators and masters used conflicting terminology to describe the various House funds, and some overemphasized the extent to which the funds were intended for students. Subsequently obtained University guidelines for the entertainment allowance show that the $7500 fund is vaguely intended to meet expenses incurred "for the benefit of the University." The guidelines suggest masters may use the fund for household staffs and functions to "entertain students, faculty and guests of the University...
There's really nothing more than the nine-man intercollegiate championship at stake when the Crimson racquetmen entertain Penn this afternoon at Hemenway, but then again, this is nothing...
...opening lines included quotations from Philosopher Francis Bacon and Quarterback Johnny Unites, as well as a no-nonsense warning that was pure Howard Cosell. "I am not here to entertain you. We're here to work," the broadcaster rasped at the 18 students (out of 200 applicants) who had won seats for his twelve-week seminar on "BigTime Sports in Contemporary America" at Yale University. Humble Howard's course will include guest lectures by National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle and Baseball Players' Negotiator Marvin Miller, plus readings from classic texts like Cosell's own autobiography...