Word: increments
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...When an instructor runs through a pile of blue-books or a number of weekly themes, their neatness may not receive official notice, yet no matter what the content may be, orderly writing cannot fail to make a favorable impression--with a consequent and deserved increment in grade...
...Primarily we would see immense amphitheaters representing an enormous investment--$500,000 in the case of the Yale Bowl--standing as valueless relics. We would see the abrupt cessation of the income, with the equally immediate collapse of various non-productive' sports to the support of which this annual increment has been devoted...
...addition a gift of $10,000 from the class of '78, which is to be used for special purposes, one-third going to the library. The accumulated income raised the total to about $60,000; but the ever-increasing deficits which have existed since 1910 have consumed this increment, leaving now only $30,000 which is unrestricted. To pay this year's deficit the original principle will have to be attacked. Last year the deficit was over $9,000. Even if future deficits do not exceed the probable figure for this year, the endowment will be exhausted in about eight...
...meeting of the year, the student body has unusual confidence in the ability of the football team and is eager to manifest this confidence by earnest expressions of enthusiastic support. It is such confidence and support on the part of the students that give the football team an great increment of winning spirit and added desire to justify the hopes and expectations of its supporters. With such unbounded enthusiasm and confidence behind them the members of the University team will surely play on Saturday a game that should bring victory to Harvard...
...year, than upon that portion which continued through from the year before. This is not the case, for the percentage of trade with members of the Co-operative is only a little more than half of the entire business. With this in view, it will be seen that the increment has furnished profit enough to declare a dividend of about 12 per cent. on the increased sales to members...