Word: risk
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...keep the present large stock of books on hand as the stock depreciates rapidly, and with present imperfect system of getting information about the number of books to be used, (implying a chance of oversupply or a lack of sufficient copies for the students of any course) the risk in this department is very great. Few are aware of the extent to which the best books now published have been offered all this year...
...keep the present large stock of books on hand as the stock depreciates rapidly, and with present imperfect system of getting information about the number of books to be used, (implying a chance of oversupply or a lack of sufficient copies for the students of any course) the risk in this department is very great. Few are aware of the extent to which the best books now published have been offered all this year...
With regard to the first of these reasons, we would say that we appreciate the value of our library too well to subject it to any possible risk from fire, but by carefully insulating the wires, all danger can be obviated. In the Columbia college library, where the electric lights have been used for several years, the wires are so safely arranged and insulated, that fire is next to impossible...
...electric lights introduced. Two or three years ago a strong effort was made to induce the corporation to to light the library during the evening, but as the use of electricity would have been very expensive, and the use of gas out of the question from the risk of setting the library on fire, the corporation took no active steps in the matter...
...November 1st. These books are to remain open only till tomorrow night and every one is urged to sign without delay in order that the requisite number of uniforms may be supplied. The matter should be attended to at once since every man who fails to sign runs the risk of having no uniform when the night of the parade comes...