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Word: gaines (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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From the practical point of view of a livelihood it may be well said that in medicine the man who gives himself, will gain his living; the secret of success in it is that earnest devotion to its duties which makes the fee the secondary consideration, for as Dr. Holmes says "the principal object of the practice of medicine is the benefit of the patient...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Conference Meeting. | 2/19/1890 | See Source »

...have to work hard to get into their class again. It appears from the figures that most of them do work hard and catch up. It is a common experience of upperclassmen, that after the sophomore year men find themselves in an atmosphere decidedly studious. There is nothing to gain by loafing while the incentives to work are numerous...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Is Harvard College Easy to Stay In? | 2/18/1890 | See Source »

...opened the debate for the affirmative with a few irrelevant definitions of the different kinds of wool and of the variations in duty upon washed wool, wool in grease, clean wool, and also a few figures relating to its importation. The high duty on imported wool must be a gain to a few wool growers, but it is a loss to the manufacturers and the people at large. The cheaper the raw material, the cheaper the product...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Union. | 2/14/1890 | See Source »

...regular weekly meeting of the Y. M. C. A. was held last evening. Mr. C. B. Darling, '91, was the leader. He spoke on "Christian Character," taking Christ as the example and showing by a brief analysis of His character the points from which we may gain most materially. If we keep this noble exemplar constantly in our mind, we may imitate his deeds and broaden and enlarge our own characters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Y. M. C. A. | 2/14/1890 | See Source »

...above table shows that while the whole number of students has increased, the gain is due only to undergraduates, as the number or special students has fallen off. Following this are tables showing the total number of men who took the entrance examinations, and the conditions under which they presented themselves. The following is a short summary of the results of the examinations for the past two years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Report of the Dean of Harvard College. | 2/8/1890 | See Source »

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