Word: perring
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...year of the acceptance of a play, Mr. Craig undertakes to produce it for one week during the regular season. The prize will take the place of the royalty for that week; and if he decides to continue the run, Mr. Craig will play a royalty of three per cent of the gross receipts for every week it is continued thereafter. He further agrees to do his best to place with other managers for regular production any play awarded the prize, retaining for himself a quarter interest where the play is produced elsewhere than in his own theatre...
...Morris, the first speaker for the affirmative, after stating the question, said that at present 90 per cent. of our exports and imports are carried by foreign ships. A system of subsidies is not only practical, feasible, and economical, but is the only adequate remedy for this state of affairs. If the countries which furnish our merchant marine should go to war, our people would lose $1,250,000,000 annually as long as the war continued. As it is now, in time of peace, we are paying out $200,000,000 annually to foreigners for transportation services; why should...
Spring rowing is not a favorite sport this year. That is to say, those who enjoy spring rowing per se are standing in groups of five to seven--awaiting the arrival of the man who doesn't care. There seems to be nothing much in the pleasures of mere physical exercise. But rowing would become popular if the men knew that the winning crew were to be given their oars or some silver cups. As it is, the present condition of class rowing is disheartening. The blame is upon the men who pretend an interest in class crews...
...annual dues shall be $2 per club payable in advance. Additional assessments may be levied only by a majority of the whole Council...
Upon examination of the records of the Harvard alumni who graduated from the Law School during the past twelve years, it was found that of those who received the simple A.B. seven per cent. attained the grade of A in the Law School; of A.B.'s cum laude, 20 per cent.; of A.B.'s magna cum laude, 40 per cent.; and of A.B.'s summa cum laude, 57 per cent. These figures become more impressive when it is added that of the 30 who received the simple A.B. and who graduated from the Law School with the grade...