Word: prospects
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with such a prospect as this before them, what possibility can there be of getting men of recognized position and ability here for a small salary? The older men here stay from habit, or, it may be, from liking; the younger, because they can't do better. It is to be noticed, too, that there are almost no men of extraordinary promise among the younger instructors. All those who have any reputation or any great abilities, with few exceptions, are of the older professors. Now, good men would come here if the work were in proportion to the pay, even...
...Library authorities having taken steps to discover such transgressors, a member of the Senior class was caught, and he has been subjected to due penalty by decree of the Faculty. The general body of students, who have been the chief sufferers in this way, may be congratulated on the prospect of a close of such proceedings...
THREE of the Class Nines - Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen - are already hard at work, and the prospect for an exciting contest is indeed encouraging. '81 has taken hold of the project with a commendable enthusiasm, that was scarcely to be expected, considering the large number of men she has contributed to the 'Varsity and Class crews. That there should be twenty-three men in training for a Class Nine shows an interest in athletics and an amount of class feeling that is indeed surprising in these days of indifference. '82 and '83 are scarcely behind '81 in zeal...
...been accountable for any bad management, but we see no reason why the interests of all who use the boats should not now be carefully attended to. With these increased facilities, with an early spring, and with the growing enthusiasm for rowing which has manifested itself, there is a prospect of having better class-crews and more individual oarsmen this year than ever before...