Word: less
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...mass of discussion has centered about the one point, is, or is not, a highly educated man fit to devote his time and attention to the trivialities of any occupations outside of the professional? Many are convinced that the higher the polish a man puts upon his mind the less readily it adapts itself to the hard and exacting circumstances always found in a purely financial pursuit. But is this true? Has it not been found by trial that the more a man cultivates studious habits, the more he can understand situations that, although irksome, may yet be necessary...
...penny wise and pound foolish policy that was followed at Memorial in years past. It consisted in saving expense by lowering the standard, and thereby driving away boarders. This is diametrically opposed to the policy now in vogue. Good board and many boarders make lower prices, than less expensive board and few boarders...
Since the permanent committee was established its influence has not been so apparent, although, perhaps, none the less real. The committee has met about once in two months, and matters of college policy have been discussed, and there is little doubt that the liberal action of the faculty in regard to foot-ball and base-ball are to a considerable extent due to the influence of the committee and the better under standing that exists between the faculty and students on account of it. The committee has lately been reorganized, and now consists of twelve students elected by the different...
...tariff, and usually get it. Only the protected manufacturers can be thus dependent. Yet tendencies to dependence are unquestionably corruptive. Protection was early proposed for the "infant" industries. Only lately was it advocated for perpetuity. American manufacturers have surely progressed; but still they seem to have grown no less dependent...
...think that the base-ball management makes a great mistake in setting so high a price upon its season tickets. On examination of the present schedule of games, we find that a season ticket costs no less, or at least very little less than single fees paid at each game would cost; so that all the advantage of season tickets is lost. Rare is the man who cares to lay out $5.00 at one time for a season ticket, when even supposing he attends all the games, he knows it will cost him no more to pay for each game...