Word: gained
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...year the balance in the bank was about $8. This decrease seems not to be due to extravagance or to a reduced income, but to a change of policy. The management thought best to sent more representative to athletic contests, believing that they would gain experience which would be valuable to them in the future. In this way the expenses this year are larger than in former years, and the money on hand necessarily less...
...game was called at 2.30 p. m. It was a hard fight from the begining. Hulme rushed the ball but gained little; Wagenhurst gained twenty yards. The ball was passed to Hill, who punted. and in the scrimmage for the ball, Wagenhurst was knocked senseless; but after a few minutes' rest, took his place again. Slayback made a rush for Wesleyan but lost the ball. Hill tried to punt but the kick was blocked and Wesleyan got the ball. By several rushes Wesleyan gain forty yards. McDonald now punted to Pennsylvania's thirty-yard line. Pennsylvania got the ball...
...with is that the larger the university, the fewer the opportunities the students will have to come in contact with the instructors outside of their courses. There should be occasions on which the students and members of the faculty can meet as man to man and exchange opinions. The gain would not be wholly to the students. Matured men may learn much from earnest young fellows. Our college conference meetings give us the desired opportunity. Meetings will be held every fortnight, at which prominent members of the faculty, and even outsiders will speak to the students informally on questions...
...proved to be one of the most stubbornly fought contests in the history of interscholastic football. For thirty-five minutes after the game began, the ball stayed near the centre of the field. Both teams played a hard game but they were so evenly matched that neither could gain any appreciable advantage. At last a fumble by one of Andover's backs allowed Stickney to secure the ball with a clear field before him. He started for Andover's goal line hotly pursued by Bliss, who overtook and downed him about five yards from the line. The Andover eleven...
...Every immigrant is an economic gain to the country.- Kapp on Immigration, pp. 142-153; Westminster Review for October, 1888, article on "International Migration and Political Economy...