Word: profited
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...abstract of the report is given below. It shows that profits for the 13 months were $5,849.78, as against $12,426.33 in 1902-03. This is, however, the clear profit after charging off $700.00 of bad debts contracted prior to July 1, 1903, and $600.00 for decrease in the value of fixtures; after deducting $8,000,00 from the inventory of unsalable merchandise brought forward from previous years; and after paying $4,760.00 for expenses and alterations of Lyceum Hall. The charging off of the bad debts and the deduction on the valuation of old stock were necessary...
...promising. The team as a whole showed fight, and played will on the defensive. Their offense, however, was not all that might have been expected against a lighter team. The line made good openings, but the backs, though brilliant in individual play, were frequently too slow in starting to profit by the work of the forwards, and often failed to give sufficient support to the runner. For Carlisle, Libby and Bowen did the best work, Libby's excellent end runs being a feature of the game...
...Harvard's advantage of superior weight was throughout most of the game offset by West Point's quicker starting, and harder and surer tackling. The superiority of the University team in the game as a whole came through a slight advantage in kicking, somewhat better generalship, and quickness to profit by West Point's fumbles...
These are facts which speak for themselves. The contest was friendly from the start, and when it was over, there was neither condescension from Cornell nor bitterness from Harvard. If we are as broad-minded here at Harvard as our ideals would have us, we cannot fail to profit by the gentlemanly example of the men at Cornell who have proved themselves such excellent hosts. SENIOR...
...annual announcement of the Loan Furniture Association which has recently been published, is now ready for distribution at the Publication Office, and copies will be mailed to students intending to enter the University next fall. The Association is designed to help students furnish their rooms at small cost. No profit is made, the small rental receipts being used merely to keep the furniture in repair...