Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...glad to see that Dr. Sargent intends to continue his class in gymnastics this year, for the large number who joined it last winter showed conclusively how much it was wanted. It is a well known fact that physical exercise is needed to offset mental work, especially in the winter when there is less chance for outdoor sports. There is a large body of men in college, outside of those who are trying for the various athletic teams who take little exercise, chiefly because of the discouraging monotony of gymnasium work. During the fall and spring, when the tennis courts...
...corruption especially in large cities: Smith, pp. 79, 87; (2) Economic difficulties as (a) Great competition of unskilled laborers. (b) Reduction in the standard of living among laborers: T. V. Powderly, N. A. Review, Aug. '88; Pres. Walker's address as above. (c) Advantage of production by immigrants is offset by their remittances home; Smith p. 99; Pol. Science Quarterly, June, '88; H. C. Lodge, N. A. Review, Jan.. '91; (3) Social Evils. Large increase of mortality, crime, and illiteracy; Smith...
...Immigration has led to many bad effects. 1. Political;- (a) large proportion of adults gives too great voting power; Smith, Im. and Em. 79;- (b) our degraded municipal administration due to it: Smith Im. and Em., '87. 2. Economic.- (a) Immigrants offset what they produce by remittances home; Smith, Im. and Em., 99:- (b) nearly half of the immigrants are without occupation, and this ratio is still increasing; Lodge's speech, Cong. Rec., Feb. '90. p. 3326;- (c) there is already a large unemployed class of native laborers: Smith, Im. and Em., 127;- (d) displacement of American Labor; Smith...
...Harvard graduates resident in New York, as expressed by two of the New York members of the Board of Overseers, the Athletic Committee, believing that, if certain steps could be taken by the two universities in the direction of purifying athletics, the gain thereby secured would more than offset the disadvantages of making a single departure from the principle of college games on college grounds, decided to make the desired exception in favor of the Thanksgiving football game for three years, provided the two universities would agree upon the following points...