Word: larger
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pipe which supplies the water for the gymnasium is not large enough to furnish a sufficient quantity when the gymnasium is as crowded as of late it has been, it will be necessary, before another year, to have a larger pipe put in. Another plan, however, has been proposed by the engineer - namely, to supply the gymnasium with water by means of an artesian well, and it is possible that the latter plan may be adopted as the most feasible...
...that Mr Balch had declined to provide anything more and that therefore there was nothing for us. One very small lot of provisions had been sent up in the interval, which failed to satisfy the wants of more than two or three men, while the desires of the much larger number remained unsatisfied. In this manner a considerable number of men who came in at the end of the hour were deprived of their breakfasts. This was certainly an outrageous proceeding on the part of the steward, and savors of an impudence unparalleled save by some of his own previous...
...operative Society is not yet completed, and the financial reports are not in, it is not too early for a hasty resume of the Society's work, and a consideration of its prospects. To all appearance the Society has been very successful. It has a much larger membership than the most sanguine of its founders had dared to hope for; it has done a large business, and has put thousands of dollars into the pockets of the members in the shape of discounts; it has made very favorable terms with dealers, in some cases more favorable than its rivals...
...measure. They do not give very much, but, as we said, men are recognizing limitations more clearly than of old, and are satisfied that they give more than any other easily attainable instrumentalities. Those who place culture above all things are, however, by no means a majority. A much larger number of those who contemplate "college" as one alternative for their boys regard efficiency in life as quite as valuable as culture, and are inclined to doubt whether all the advantages of university training are not counterbalanced by the necessary loss of experience gained at a time when the mind...
...world, and election to the society is generally one of the rewards of success in this competition. Professors Dunbar and Gibbs and Dr. Laughlin are among the members of the club in this country. It is to be hoped that the number of contestants this year will be larger, and that the successful essays will do credit to the department of political economy and to the college...