Word: moneys
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...present constituted, the Harvard University Boat-Club is a boat-club only in name, and consists of an association that hires the boat-house, and, by hook or by crook, scrapes together enough money to pay the expenses of the University crew or to arrange its debts. Instead of encouraging the real interest in boating, it rather discourages it by calling on the undergraduates for $2,000 or $3,000 every year without giving anybody a chance to row excepting the crew and those who go to the additional expense of buying a boat and paying rent on it. Membership...
...consequently there would be no need of any officers other than the captain. The general management of the club-should be in the hands of an executive committee as at present. No more work would devolve upon the assistant treasurer than now; for in making his canvass for money he would simply invite fellows to join the boat-club instead of subscribing ten dollars to the crew, and nobody would be prevented from giving as a subscription more or less than that amount. By this plan the University crew could be supported, I think, out of the general funds...
...make an estimate of how much money we could expect to raise each year, and what would be the expense of running such a system...
...entrance-fee (not returnable) of one dollar for each and every game must accompany all entries. And in case any entry is accepted the person entering will be so notified or his money returned, provided he send his address...
...amateur is any person who has never competed in an open competition, or for a stake, or for public money, or for admission money, or with professionals for a prize, public money, or admission money; nor has ever, at any period of his life, taught or assisted in the pursuit of athletic exercises as a means of livelihood. No communication will receive attention unless addressed to the Club box; and all persons are particularly requested not to call upon the officers of the Club at their places of business...