Word: moneys
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sent circulars to the various American colleges soliciting their co-operation. The part in which Professor Parks begs the students to assist him most is in collecting as many photographs of buildings, faculties, classes, athletic teams, literary societies, etc., as possible and in sending them to him with sufficient money to pay for framing, arranging, and other expenses...
Another excellent set of books is a set of seventy-five volumes of Scandinavian literature of all sorts. The college library possesses already an excellent collection of Scandinavian literature, and will no doubt in the near future have as perfect a one as money can procure...
...commercial treaty under negotiation has made its acceptance impossible. Thus the Greek government offers Delphi to the world, to be sold to the highest bidder. Fully $80,000 is necessary for its purchase, as the village of Castri is situated on the site. For the purpose of raising this money, a group of New York gentlemen are soliciting subscriptions. It will be interesting to note how far the Americans will go for the purpose of advancing a knowledge of the ancient world, so necessary to a complete appreciation of that much-ridiculed "culture" of today...
...directly beneath. After some years, the friends of the college began to realize the importance of the work which Professor Cooke was carrying on, and the very inadequate accommodations that were furnished for a successful building up of the department. The result was that by their generous contributions, enough money was raised to build Boylston Hall This was in 1859 and the lecture room in upper Boylston with a seating capacity of two hundred, was thought to be amply large for the accommodation of any class which might enter the college for almost a half-century. That this opinion...
...well-dressed stranger has been trying to excite the sympathies of Harvard men during the past few days by uttering a story of wretchedness. He invariably wants "money to go to Canton." He is undoubtedly a crook and should be avoided...