Word: profit
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...third college president who has been invited to take charge of the Sunday evening services this year, President Patton of Princeton and President Hyde of Bowdoin being the first two. Such interchanges of thought as are thus brought about between the different colleges are of interest and profit to all of them and we are glad to learn that presidents of some other colleges may be invited to come here during the year...
...first public performance of "Le malade Imaginaire" by the Cercle Francais, which takes place tonight, promises to be a great success. The work of preparation has been long and thorough and though it has been a source of pleasure and profit to those who have taken part, has required much care and labor both from them and from those who are in charge of the performance. We congratulate them on the success which is already assured to them...
...speech of E. W. Burdett before Mass. Legislature, p. 17.- (b) It tends to paternalism and socialism: Wm. E. Russell, quoted, Ibid, p. 18.- (c) Discourages invention and improved methods in public works.- (1) Kills competition: Speech of A. C. Burrage, p. 18.- (2) Removes the incentive to profit making: Pol. Sci. Quar. Dec. '88, p. 590.- (3) Leads to conservatism.- (d) Public labor less efficent than private: Chairman of Boston Park Commission, in speech of Burrage, p. 11.- (e) Tends unduly to raise wages.- (1) The employer is the best judge of reasonable wages.- (2) Government control makes...
...fact to which we called attention recently, namely, that Yale is waking up in this branch of intercollegiate competition. The victory will be a stronger stimulus to effort in this direction than anything that has been done yet. Harvard must recognize the signs of the times and profit by them...
...essence of literary work." If we are to abide by the principle that every man should be a master of one subject and at least an appreciator of all others, then it may be said of Mr. Parker's essay that every classical student must read it with profit and others will read it with more than passive appreciation...