Word: riches
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which they afford, is valuable. Not only are there sectional differences, as in our own university we have men from the east, north, south, west, and far west; but also there are those other differences, resulting not so much from locality as from early bringing-up and surroundings. The rich and the poor, the extremely pious and the extremely liberal, the moderatists, the sages and geniuses and the dunces and fools, the sociable and the unsociable, the sensible and the cranky, those whose aim is mental and moral and those whose aim is physical excellence, the bad and false...
...interest some to know what a few rich men have done for the cause of education. Johns Hopkins gave $3,148,000 to the university which he founded. His gifts for benevolent purposes amounted to $8.000,000. Judge Packer gave $3,000,000 to Lehigh University. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave $1,000,000 to the Vanderbilt University. Stephen Girard gave $8,000,000 to Girard College. John C. Green and his residuary legatees gave $1,500,000 to Princeton College. Ezra Cornell gave $1,000,000 to Cornell University. Isaac Rich bequeathed the greater part of his estate, which was appraised...
POLITICAL ECONOMY I. On Monday evening, June 8, from 7 to 10, I shall go over the principal points taken up in this course by Professor Laughlin during the last half-year. Prof. Dunbar's lectures also discussed. E. J. Rich, 64 Thayer...
POLITICAL ECONOMY I. On Monday evening, June 8, I shall go over the principal points taken up in this course by Prof. Laughlin during the last half year. Questions in review bearing on this portion of the subject also discussed. Please send names immediately. E. J. Rich, 64 Thayer...
Political Economy I. On Monday evening, June 8, I shall go over the principal points taken up in this course by Prof. Laughlin during the last half year. Questions in review bearing at this portion of the subject also discussed. Please send names immediately. E. J. Rich, 64 Thayer...