Word: gaines
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...which shall make them materialize. Those who can do this are those who achieve success. And it is a hard task. We belong to two worlds, the real and the ideal, and each has its share in our lives. All things have birth in the former; but they must gain their full development in the latter before they become of value to mankind...
...addition to the actual practice in the game, Stagg has prescribed a set of exercises intended to make the body limber. These will be taken every day. Stagg will play on the team but will not try to gain new honors in the box; he will probably take the place behind the bat, for no one has been found yet who has the making of a catcher. Nearly 150 requests for games at Chicago have been made. The guarantee asked is usually enough to cover the expenses of the nine for a week at the Fair. It is expected that...
...Thwaits was the next speaker. In Europe, said he, the laborer in many cases does not have Sunday as a day of rest but seeks to gain it in many ways. America is looked upon as a place where Sunday is kept sacred. At the fair there will be 25,000 or more men engaged in work and it will be a great injustice not to give them one day of freedom...
There are 1969 students registered which is a gain of 185 over last year. The total number of instructors is 185 against 156 last year. Five new scholarships of $400 each, and 20 of $200 each have been established in the post-graduate department, making a total of 39 graduate scholarships against 13 year ago. There are 23 women in the graduate school, representing nearly every womens' college in the country...
...change in the requirements of admission to the Academic department by the introduction of an examination in English Literature. The change will take place in 1894 and will include a knowledge of several of the standard authors. The total list of undergraduate courses is given as 128; a gain of 8 over last year. There are 507 students in the freshman class against 468 a year ago. This includes those in the Sheffield Scientific School...