Word: larger
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Circulation. The "Advocate" would put the literary matter published before a much larger number of readers. A monthly might possibly be started with only 150 subscribers. The largest number it would expect the first year would be, say, 200. (This is a liberal estimate, considering that the Lampoon has very few, if any, more, after a strong appeal to the college). If a new Monthly could get 300 subscribers, the "Advocate," doing the same work and as much of it, could add, say 100 to its present list of 425. That is, the Monthly would have not more than...
...small box underground, hardly any larger than our rowing room; apparatus of every kind is strewn around in graceful confusion; and amid a litter of clubs, dumb bells, and c., sits the famous crew. There is a pair of parallel pars at the end of the boat, and the stroke is always in great danger of being kicked in the head and having his eye-glass disarranged. The chest-weights take up one side of the room, and when in use, the men on the flying rings have to stand aside. In fact, there is so very little room anywhere...
...read his prize dissertation on the "Political and Economic Results of the Seven Years' War," before an appreciative audience in Sever 11 last evening. The essay was the fruit of careful study, and showed great familiarity with the subject. It was very well received, and deserved a much larger audience...
...each side of the walk leading from the Chapel to Memorial, two large pools of water are formed which gradually rise and overflow the path; then our generous authorities send a couple of stalwart Irishmen who dig a small trench across the path, drawing the small puddle into the larger, and making the walk in the meanwhile a regular quicksand. The end of the walk opposite Holyoke St. is still worse; the stones are sunken and uneven. and on the rainy days that are so common in Cambridge, one is obliged either to keep on the flagging, and go ankle...
...debt left from last year was larger than was shown in the report on October 3rd, '84, owing to the fact that several large bills were presented after the publication of the report. The treasurer orders no supplies himself, so that these debts were contracted without his knowledge...