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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...many years past it has been a much disputed point among business men whether an extended course of study such as can be obtained by attending any well established college is, in the main, a proper training for a man who intends to make business his vocation in after life. Many arguments, pro and con, have appeared in the press, in all of which the great mass of discussion has centered about the one point, is, or is not, a highly educated man fit to devote his time and attention to the trivialities of any occupations outside of the professional...
...HALE.H. P. C.- The theatrical group will be photographed to day, at half-past eleven, Pach's Studio. Chorus and principals must meet at 1 Beck Hall, at half-past ten, to dress...
There was a penny wise and pound foolish policy that was followed at Memorial in years past. It consisted in saving expense by lowering the standard, and thereby driving away boarders. This is diametrically opposed to the policy now in vogue. Good board and many boarders make lower prices, than less expensive board and few boarders...
...years, and that thereby men have been driven to the order list. The candid opinion of boarders who can remember '82-3, will, however, refute this supposition. The board has been continually improved during the last two years. Mutton stew and beef stew are both nightmares of the past. Substantial dinners and wholesome lunches are assured facts. No one can for a moment claim that poor board has been the cause for this increasing tendency to order extras. The low price has been one cause for this fact. Everyone will order more readily if he feels that the normal price...
...hall, and for the success which has attended their efforts. Never before have the students been so weil satisfied with their board, in respect both to price and to quality, and we sincerely hope that the incoming directors will keep up the high standard which has been maintained the past year...