Word: riches
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Merriam, '86, has been elected a regular editor of the CRIMSON, and Mr. E. J. Rich, '87, has been elected managing editor, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. A. Frye...
...following is the executive committee of the Harvard Union for the ensuing half year, Messrs. J. M. Merriam, '86, chairman, ex-officio, S. J. Jennings, '85, G. P. F. Hobson, '86, E. J. Rich, '87, and J. Loeb, '88. As Sever 11 is engaged for every Thursday evening during the rest of the year, the meetings of the Union must be held on other evenings. The next meeting will probably be held on Tuesday, March...
...thrown open to the house, a very large number of gentlemen spoke from the floor, more than have ever before spoken at a Union debate. The following are the names of these gentlemen: affirmative, Messrs. Stedman, '87, Davis, '85, Robinson, '87, Hamilton, '87, McAfee, '87, Webster, '85, Hobson, '86, Rich, '87, Whittemore, '85, Griffin, '88. Negative, Garrison, '88, Hobbs, '85, Loeb, '88, Robinson, '85, Morrison, '87, Bliss, '88, Halbert, '85, Richardson, '86, Knapp, '87, Lloyd, '86, Sternberg, '87, and Truslow, '87. The vote on the merits of the debate as a whole stood, affirmative, 13; negative...
...consequent upon the transfer of the privilege and responsibility of shaping its policy from the legislature to the alumni, and their wise exercise of this power, has inspired its friends, within and without, with new interest and confidence, and hence the continuous flow of gifts, great and small, from rich and poor, into its treasury. Of course, we must not and do not forget the important agency of our president, elected three years after the new organization,-who, by the by, never would have been elected our president by the old board of overseers,-his increasing vigilance, his leader-like...
...Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore heads the list of American colleges, however, in generous provisions for advanced study. This young, but rich and prosperous institution, with an endowment of three and a half millions, provides twenty fellowships, each yielding an annual income of five hundred dollars. They are bestowed upon advanced scholars from any place. The chief condition is that the holder shall have a decided liking for some special department of knowledge, in addition to a liberal education and good character. At the first assignment of fellowships in 1876, there were one hundred and forty-two applicants, representing forty...