Word: pay
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...than the general run of French students, and, passing their examinations more successfully in consequence, reap the legitimate reward of their industry and application. Their French colleagues, however, contend that the positions in hospitals obtainable by successful competitors in examinations ought to be reserved for Frenchmen-for those who "pay taxes; the blood tax above all." They would not go so far as to demand the exclusion of foreigners from the various lectures or courses, but they would like to see them denied the privilege of taking part in the competitive examinations. -[N. Y. Post...
...paper, you know that is published by the college students. I am writhing up an article about the women who work in the college buildings. I hope to persuade the students to do something for you. We all realize that yon have a hard time of it. get poor pay, have five or more children apiece, and so on, but we want to know a little more, you know. Are you willing to tell me a little more about yourself and your work...
...haven't got nuthin' agin the gintlemin at the college and I don't mind, tillin' yer a few things. The gintlemin's always pretty good to us ; we gits poor pay and if now and thin we takes a few things, yer know, of no rale value, why who kin blame the loike o' poor us? We've got ter live somehow, yer knows...
...vassers of the association half way in their appeal for money. It is an enterprise toward which everyone, no matter what his means are, can afford to give some thing. No one can say in this case that he cannot afford to put his hand in his pocket to pay for the support of a team on which he can never hope to play. The money is needed for no such purpose. But is to provide accommodations where all men so inclined can take an afternoon's exercise at small expense. It will need but little from each...
...Tariff yields too much revenue, is the cry now. But we have a debt to pay, and the most profitable thing the nation can do is to pay this debt. And even if we have a surplus revenue, it would not be the best thing to remove the duties. States are complaining of the difficulty of raising means to support their government, the cry even comes from so rich a state as New York. Let this surplus then, be distributed by some fair apportionment among the several states. In closing the lecturer thanked the audience for their kind attention during...