Word: generously
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been turned by some into a restaurant and general refreshment room. The hungry man has taken to sitting himself comfortably back in one of the alcoves, with his pockets full of candy, or crackers, or possibly peanuts which he eats and crunches away at his heart's delight. A generous man would pass his nice things around, but not he ! The crunching and other pleasant noises, which some men make while eating, are for the enjoyment of others ; the peanuts and candy are for his hungry self. But to all hungry men we would give this advice, that, if they...
...students, Be this as it may, it seems a pity to have so excellent a society disbanded, especially when it is remembered that the collection of the club, representing the accumulation of many years, will become scattered if the society does break up. We feel confident that the generous offer of the present members will be accepted, and that, under new management, the society may enter upon a career of renewed prosperity...
...said that a generous friend of the University of Wiscousin is to donate $250,000 to rebuild the Hall of Sciences, recently des' royed by flre...
...cannot be encouraged among ourselves even at intervals of four years. Of course, there will be the usual objection of conservatives who never desert a custom without protest. We must bear in mind, however, that the animosity necessary for a contest between the two lower classes no longer exists; generous rivalry has taken its place. Why, then keep up the form of a rush, if the spirit is gone? If a branch of a tree is dead, we lop it off. For the same reason, a rush for which none of the participants seem very anxious, should be given...
...find that the trouble over raising and collecting subscriptions, and all talk against "subscription friends," is almost unknown. Every Yale man is willing to subscribe his last penny for the sake of beating Harvard at New London, and if we wish to see them disappointed we must be more generous in supporting our crew. Out of 1500 men, composing Harvard University, only 438 subscribed to the crew's support Blank postal cards were sent to mostly every undergraduate last spring, soliciting subscriptions but two-thirds of these were never returned. One man returned three, without his name upon them...