Word: gain
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...room for Chemistry A. The plan is a practicable one, for the room in Boylsion could be fitted to accommodate nearly five hundred men, while the cost of the addition to the Agassiz Museum would not exceed $40,000. The reason Professor Cooke had addressed the class was to gain the co-operation of every member in it, in bringing the needs of the University before its friends all over the country, in order that they might be prompted to show a zeal for the welfare of Harvard which would result in hearty financial aid from them...
...freshmen are well supported by the college at large, and very effort will be made to gain the baseball and rowing championships over Harvard this spring...
...decided gain in certain moral qualities is also noted by Professor Shaler, side by side with the physical gain. Between 1864 and 1870 it was not uncommon to find Harvard students seriously the worse for habits of drinking. Since then, especially since the foundation of the Hemenway gymnasium, the vice has rapidly diminished. At present, Professor Shaler, whose acquaintance extends to perhaps half the students in the university, does not know of a single one who can be called a drunkard. The use of tobacco he also finds to have largely diminished, and even the use of tea and coffee...
...term upon which we can look back with satisfaction. The University has continued its onward march. It is at present on a financial basis second to none in the country. This term has seen improvements in the curriculum and additions to almost every part of the University, the greatest gain being in the number of students in the scientific school. The term just closed is the only one in which there is no examinations. Hence it commends itself to many as the most enjoyable of the three. The term about to open is perhaps the dullest and most difficult...
...years old and for several years has been president of Lawrence University, at Appleton, Wis. Those who know Dr. Raymond best have given him the warmest endorsement. Personally he is said to be a man whom student and faculty 'tie up to,' genial, sympathetic, generous and able to gain the good will of all without sacrificing his dignity. His administrative abilities are said to be marked; he has tact and energy and is always ready in an emergency. For his scholarship much is claimed. His study has been profound; he has a remarkable grasp and strength of thought...