Word: parted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...blaze worked up, not spreading until it reached the top floor. The south-western corner of the building was untouched. The fire was discovered by Arthur Badger, of Quincy, who was visiting there. The damage is estimated at approximately $6,000. It was found necessary to cut away part of the walls and ceilings of the lower floors to get at the sections where the fire travelled up to the attic...
...been the ultimate heaven of every debutante; and even those proud and few chosen Seniors who are admitted have felt themselves rejuvenated in memory of more youthful and frolicsome days. Even the proletariat thronging the veranda of the Union and peering hopelessly within, has felt itself part of the glories of the Juniors' Valhalla...
...fund only $425.000 is annually available to meet the College salary and expense item of $1,020,000. The discrepancy is made up from tuition fees and other income, but this shows that although the University, on account of its large capital fund, might be judged, opulent, a greater part of this money is restricted to special uses and cannot be used for salaries...
...face of these restrictions the growing number of students and courses has demanded an ever-increasing teaching force. The latter has jumped since 1905 from 279 to 326. This increase alone would account for a large part of the extra yearly expenditure indicated in the above table. But besides the addition to the budget through accessions to the Faculty, the normal increase in cost must not be forgotten. An assistant professor upon promotion to a full professorship advances from $3,500 to $4,000. Every five years he receives $500 more until be reaches $5,500, the highest salary...
...deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed, Harvard is asked to register a categorical opinion without any opportunity to give the question that deliberate consideration which its importance makes it deserve. Under these circumstances the result will signify little else than a generous desire on the part of Harvard to do its part, whatever that be, in defending the country,--a fact which the past history of the institution renders it superfluous to repeat. There will even be those who, remembering the result of the presidential straw-vote in October, will discount the verdict entirely as reflecting...