Word: establish
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Stanford University, lately founded by Senator Stanford of California, and named after his son, Leland Stanford, jr., is now in process of construction. The amount of the donation is $20,000,000. The founder intends to establish a university town in connection with the university proper, the town to be restricted to the use of members of the university...
When it was announced last year that Mr. Clark intended to establish and endow a university in Worcester, Mass., a great deal of anxiety amongst the officers of the leading New England colleges was the result. Newspapers also took up the matter, and the current opinion was that Mr. Clark could have made a better disposition of his wealth by giving it to some college or university already well-established, than by founding a new university. Again some leading educators said that it was not fair to Amberst, nor to Brown, nor in fact to Harvard, to establish...
...society, and its immediate result was a large increase in the number of members, all taking a great interest in the welfare and progress of the society. We trust that this, the second attempt will meet with the same success as the initial one did, and will firmly establish an institution towards which Harvard can only look with pride...
...idea suggested by a correspondent in today's issue in regard to the establishment of a new class in sparring, will meet with the approval of us all. There are so few heavyweights in college that a bout in this class is growing to rarity in the winter meetings. Consequently a new class has almost become a necessity and would be very acceptable at the present time. But in addition to a reason which emanates from a desire to witness more sparring, there is a growing feeling among the lighter men that it is manifestly unfair to match two contestants...
...poor precedent from renewing the venture. They decided to hold a Christmas ball in aid of the 'varsity crew and obtained permission from the faculty to use the library tomorrow night for their ball. No trouble has been spared and everything augurs a great success; the juniors hope to establish an excellent precedent and a prominent feature of Columbia's social life. The library will be decorated with Columbia trophies and with greens, and the law school rooms will be used for a supper after the ball...