Word: gain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...shown by experience that a very large number of men sign the books during the two or three days directly preceding the dinner; and this is what the committee is now relying on. Last year over two hundred men were present at the Junior dinner, which was a great gain over the year before. In order to secure the permanent success of the dinner as an institution in the College it is necessary that each year the number of men who attend shall be as great or greater than the year before...
...Clarkson, "How Women Vote in Colorado," W. S. Leaflet, Vol. II, No. 6.- (d) The objection that, if the municipal franchise were extended to women, the entire immoral female element would vote with the corrupt men, has no weight.- (1) Unless the bad equal or outnumber the good, a gain would still be made.- (2) The immoral class of women is a criminal class.- (x) By reason of the occupation.- (y) Through influence of surroundings and associates.- (3) As a criminal class, few would dare to register.- (x) Name and occupation at least must be given.- (y) Such information would...
...Tufts College, 1889-90.- (1) They educate more than half of those receiving collegiate education.- (2) Lack of endowment would not enable them to meet the new competition.- (3) Instead of being feeders to the University they would be extinguished.- (c) To Harvard.- (1) It sacrifices the net gain since 1860-the senior year: Min. Rep., p. 15.- (d) To cause of education in general.- (I) The A. B. degree is standard of liberal education; C. W. Eliot, in Century, June, 1884, p. 203.- (2) Standard is proposed to be lowered by our foremost university...
...October, 1888).- (c) Most conversions are but temporary-(x) Either they lapse upon departure of the missionary to some other station-(y) Or they help to swell the reports of some more lavish missionary society,- (d) The loss of Christian lives is not repaid by the doubtful gain of heathen souls.- (x) The wives and children of the missionaries rarely survive the deadly climates, plagues and famines...
...some two months past, and in the few games that it has been able to play has done very creditably. In the game yesterday the men played with judgment and snap, and the team work was excellent. Under the most favorable conditions it is far from easy to gain the interest of the students in a new team. Yesterday's victory, however, has put the ice polo team on a good footing in the University and has insured the future success of the sport at Harvard...