Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...poor vender's table, a feminine form...
...Higginson says that this scholarship will produce emulation between the high scholars or the colleges similar to that between the boat-crews at the Regatta; the Nation thinks this emulation would be a feature disastrous to the good effects of the system, and seems to entertain a very poor opinion of the College Races for this very reason, that they foster such great rivalry between men for the sake of mere glory. We find it hinted that the time may come when the college authorities will forbid these brutal displays, and that the art of rowing may be sufficiently well...
...first place, a few words of a statistical nature. The Thayer Club was founded in 1865 in accordance with the terms of a gift of money from Nathaniel Thayer, Esq. The object held in view by that liberal gentleman was to afford to poor students the means of obtaining good, substantial board at cost price. The club was organized under the form of an independent body, but this independence is now merely nominal, as the Faculty have an absolute veto on any vote passed by the association. The number of students connected with the Club has gradually increased, until...
...will deny that the gift of Mr. Thayer was generous and judicious, that there should be in Cambridge an institution where poor students can obtain good food at small price. Acknowledging these facts, we must at the same time set forth what we regard to be the two serious faults of the Club. One arises from the nature of its constitution; the other from the natural increase in the number of members, which cannot be helped, and from the neglect of the Faculty, which could be helped...
...constitution provides that the Steward shall be an undergraduate. We suggest that a professional steward, giving his whole time to the business, would serve the interests of the Club much better than it is possible for any undergraduate, however able and zealous, to do. At Williams College the poor students obtain excellent fare at $2.50 per week, while here the fare is poor and insufficient at $4 per week. It may be said that prices are much lower one hundred and fifty miles back in the country than near a large city. This is true; but it must also...