Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...does the present cost differ materially from that of ten years ago. There is only one item which has changed, viz., the price of rooms. In 1873, the highest rent charged in the College buildings was $85, while now the maximum is $175. This, however, is in a measure, offset by the present price on the other extreme, which is $25, as against $30 ten years ago. It should be remembered, also, that there are only half a dozen rooms which are rented...
Says the Boston Post: "The 'Society for the Protection of American Industries' is devoting a good deal of attention to Harvard College, hoping to make that institution a fair offset for Yale, where Prof. Summer, the able free trader, has a strong hold...
...that the strongest men come from the country is an erroneous one, as, although certain bones and muscles of those accustomed to manual labor are larger and stronger, yet the development of the heart and lungs does not correspond, and therefore the excess of energy in one direction is offset by the loss in another. Neither do the best physiques come from the city, but, in general, from the large towns, where the advantages of pure air, out-door freedom and the absence of severe manual labor are combined. In this connection he remarked that, for a college student...
...cent. The deficit for the year in the departments dependent upon the college proper is $14,738.63; but the Divinity, Law, Medical and Scientific Schools each show a small surplus, as do the Dental School and Bussey Institution. These surplus funds have in the main been used to offset previous debts in the same departments...
...Yale teams Saturday, the spectators were treated to an interesting and exciting, although not altogether satisfactory exhibition of lacrosse playing. The running and passing of the Yale men was good, and in most of the scrimmages which occurred they gained the ball, but these advantages were more than offset by the superiority of Princeton in throwing. During the first inning the ball was at the Yale end of the ground more than two-thirds of the time, and finally, just before time was called, the first goal was scored for Princeton. In the second inning the Yale men no longer...