Word: moneyed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...dated and, so far as we know, has somewhat lost its importance, under any name, as a clearly defined College sport. And did you know that "regarded as an instrument of democracy and efficiency, it (the Harvard Union) has been a dreary waste of time, of money, and of enthusiasm?" True, it has not developed into a working model of an ideal democracy, but we hate to call it a "dreary waste," unless the time, money, and enthusiasm burnt at class meetings, mass meetings, and excellent lectures are considered to be thereby squandered...
...must be a tavern.' We excused ourselves, that we could speak English only a little, but understood Dutch or French well, which they did not. However, we spoke as well as we could. We inquired how many professors there were, and they replied not one, that there was not money enough to sup- port one. We asked how many students there were. They said at first thirty, and then came down to twenty. I after-wards understood there are probably not ten. They knew hardly a word of Latin, not one of them, so that my comrade could not converse...
...glad to dispose at a discount to anyone desiring them. The list of firms upon which orders will be issued include tailors, photographers, opticians, etc., of the very highest class. Anyone interested should inquire particulars of C. Loomis '15, 22 Plympton street. This is an excellent chance to save money on even the smallest purchases...
...Book Committee is glad to make a financial report to the class that shows a profit rather than a loss. The balance is $465.90, of which $60 has already gone to clear the entire indebtedness of our Freshman year. Although all of the money for advertisements has not been collected as yet, the probabilities are that more than $300 will be sent to the Sophomore class treasury to start this year...
...Agassiz one day in 1867 met Charles W. Eliot, professor of chemistry in the Institute of Technology, and said to him: 'Eliot, I am going to Michigan for some years as superintendent of the Calumet & Hecla mines. I want to make money; it is impossible to be a productive naturalist in this country without money. I am going to get some money if I can and then I will be a naturalist. If I succeed, I can then get my own papers and drawings printed and help my father at the Museum.' The story of his struggle to make...