Word: result
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...making the scores more even, and the scores surpassed even the hopes of the directors. Heretofore the handicap in match B has consisted of birds given to those who were not prize winners. Yesterday the men shot at different distances, according to their averages in former matches. The result was that the scores, though even, with the exception of the two highest, were rather low; two and three predominating. Three matches were started with the following score...
...Campaign clubs, torchlight parades, and tariff debates have been the events of the hour, and have been peculiarly interesting on account of their novelty, as election comes but once during a college course. The college is divided politically in the ratio of two Republicans to one Democrat, and the result has accordingly been satisfactory to the majority of the students. College enjoyed a half-holiday on election day, and the Wesleyan game attracted a large number to New York...
...vigor of its editorials, particularly those treating of the recent resolution of the Board of Overseers calling for information in regard to the system of voluntary attendance at chapel service and at lectures. The lack of foresight manifested by the Overseers is justly criticized and the injury likely to result from this indirect attack upon Harvard's present methods is clearly appreciated. We wish to commend also the editorial upon the now celebrated article in the North American. No tendency is shown to hide the evil that exists in the college communities, but there is a just demand that...
...reason for objecting to the publication of such articles is that they have their effect among the more ignorant and prejudiced people, and their result is detrimental to the college. But Harvard has a sufflcient hold on the more intelligent classes which enables it to keep on its noble course undaunted, and scorn the insults of anonymous writers...
...competition. Owing to the secrecy observed in regard to profits, outside capital, notoriously timid, is not attracted to the business. Trusts today are in their infancy. The Standard Oil Company has begun to absorb all the interests connected with it, such as pipe factories, coal mines, railroads, etc. The result will be one great company controlling all industries, while the whole people will be reduced to the class of wage earners...