Word: profiting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...practice. As a matter of fact, including what the men themselves pay, the yearly expenses for training table by three class crews, the freshman football, and the four 'varsity teams has been eleven thousand dollars. It is a question how much of this large sum has been pure profit divided among the boarding houses where the teams have trained. A very considerable portion, at any rate, of the money has been clear gain for the boarding houses; and by the new plan the teams are to get a little of this profit. Under the old system, our teams have...
...Londoners have known that they had us in their power, and have very naturally made the most of the good bargain which they struck with us five years ago. The consequence was that when the agreement expired this year, Springfield, Saratoga, Troy and Albany all became competitors for the profit that was to be made out of the boat race. But the New Londoners do not wish to lose their annual feast, and they will probably agree to stipulations which will materially alter the relations between the colleges and the city. The stipulations are in substance as follows...
...very fact that the growth has been so great, even under the statute limitation, shows that it is found to be advantageous to the institutions themselves. The increase in the maximum of detail will allow more of these institutions to profit...
Last year the dividend was 43 cents on a dollar of profit, and when divided into shares proportional to purchases made some shares as high as $25.00. This was exclusive of the small sum appropriated to the sinking fund...
...back and forth without being compelled to stop. These curved extensions will be of board to correspond with the present plank walk. Five times down and back the walk and around the curves will make a mile-so that not only the sprinters but the long-distance men will profit by it. The course will be laid within two or three days and the cost of it will be very slight...