Word: moneyed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...free athletics from professionalism, it might be well to consider professionalism in scholarship. Whereas the athlete after months of faithfulness and perseverance earns the right to wear the University insignia, and looks upon this as sufficient reward, the compensation most known to the public for scholarship here is a money prize. Perhaps this difference in the kind of reward given to athletes and to scholars may in a slight measure account for the difference of esteem in which the two are held by college...
...rewarding those who are the most deserving. Though this is true to a certain extent, the same result would be accomplished in a less bald way by a committee who should look into the needs of successful scholars, and in this way remove the cheapening effect of money prizes upon scholarship...
...know about business we must know about Wall Street. Now the present condition of business in Wall Street is unsatisfactory. Business men and capitalists are not making much money, and the future outlook is poor. Two reasons are given: over-production; and extravagance, luxurious living, and expenditure of savings--in other words, the high cost of living, and the cost of high living. Business men ascribe the depression to the latter, but the former is more nearly correct...
...such a claim on the gratitude of the nation as those who have done such efficient work on the Panama Canal. That work represents one of our greatest national assets, one of the greatest feats to be credited to our nation throughout our entire history. Enormous sums of money have been spent, and yet there is practically no taint of corruption in connection with spending them. American officials on small salaries have gone down to that tropical isthmus, have made it so healthy as to be almost a health resort, and have expended huge sums of money with vigilant economy...
...then his income, and this was almost literally true. Furthermore, these friendly relationships that he was so ready to establish did not always end with social courtless. Generous in deed as he was in word and thought, he gave without stint, now, perhaps, a contribution of money to a friend in need, now a book from his library, now time and friendly counsel, offered to show appreciation and sympathy or to meet distress. This sense of kindliness was thoroughgoing. He had made it a principle, so he told me, to abstain from unfavorable personal criticism unless called for by some...