Word: moneyed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...finest creature that ever was formed, la belle Irlandaise. Figure to yourself a young lady just sixteen, formed like a Grecian nymph, with the sweetest countenance, full of sensibility, accomplished, with a Dublin education-her father with an estate of L1000 a year, and above L10,000 in ready money. From morning till night, I admire the charming Mary Anne. Upon my honor I was never so much in love; I never was before in a situation to which there was not some objection, but here every flower is united, and not a thorn to be found. This...
...been made, and is an outcome of the inquiries recently instituted by this paper. Its object is to place the financial affairs of our most important and costly athletic organization before the students, that they may see where it stands, and what it expects to do with regard to money matters. The estimate is very clear, and shows a state of affairs much more favorable than we had hoped for. While we still differ from the management in regard to the need of some of the minor expenses, we cannot but congratulate them on the business-like way in which...
...refer to the definition of the National Association of Amateur Athletes, which held a meeting in New York on Saturday. The Association finally gave the following clear and precise definition as its official announcement. "An Amateur is any person who has never competed in any open competition for money, or under a false name, or with a professional for a prize, or where gate money is charged, nor has ever, at any time, taught, pursued or assisted at athletic exercises for money, or for any valuable consideration. But nothing in this definition shall be construed to prohibit the competition between...
...liabilities over assets has grown until now the club finds itself $1,455.07 behind. It is this that we complain of. We cannot go on increasing the debt forever. Incurring a debt, except in some cases for extraordinary expenditures for permanent benefit, is willfully spending other people's money, hardly an honest proceeding. This is why we wish to have all unnecessary luxuries done away with. We have a debt to face in addition to the regular expenses of the present year, 1884-85, and it should be reduced in addition to paying all the regular expenses of the year...
...they intend to hold them strictly to account for the manner in which it is spent. If the students subscribe enough for reasonable expenditures and for a reduction of the debt, the management cannot complain. If the students watch the officers closely by keeping acquainted with their accounts, their money is not so likely to be spent recklessly...