Word: fill
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...season following the mid-year examinations was selected for this course because it is thought that such lectures will fill the gap until the spring opens, which is generally characterized by inactivity on the part of the students. Much credit is due the finance men for their efforts, which, judging from their single lecture of last year, will be fully appreciated by the college at large...
...directors for the year February '83 to '84, At the first monthly meeting of the directors after the annual meeting of last year, it was carried that in place of a director from the Divinity School there be one from the "university at large." Mr. Bolles was elected to fill that place. When he served his connection with the university, Mr. Taussig was elected in his place. The only other important business that came before the board before the summer vacation was the contract with Mr. Waterman. This contract which was entered into was to run from July...
President J. W. White having had to resign his position on account of too much else that took his attention, Professor Ames of the Law School was elected by the directors to fill the vacancy. About the first of January a scheme started by Prof. White was put in operation, a scheme by which the members of the faculty could obtain their groceries through the society. This brought a considerable number of the faculty in closer connection with the society, and their support is most welcome...
...those men who do not seem satisfactory. This power which ought never to be abused, is often used in a way which, though often without cause, creates universal discontent among those striving for position. It would be a strange thing indeed, if every captain elected by the students to fill this important office was "the eight man in the eight place," who puts aside all personal friendships and enmities in picking out his men. He might retain, influenced by friendship, an average man, on the ground that he would fill the position as well as need be, and thus look...
...hours of regular work each week, would not fail to turn out a much stronger and better developed set of men at the end of every year. This addition to the regular curriculum, not being brain work, would be but a slight extra burden and might be made to fill up some of the spare hours between the regular recitations, the gymnasium sections being the same as those for the class room...