Word: sake
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...room, and a wealthy student a cheap one, the advantage of an exchange is obvious. The new plan is adopted to meet just such needs. Under its provisions a student cannot transfer a room to a friend, nor can he take rooms which he does not want for the sake of an investment. Moreover, the new plan has one great advantage over the old one. Students will be obliged to make a written statement in a book open for public inspection, that they derive no profit from the exchange of rooms. This will prevent some men from perjuring themselves...
...spread abroad. Hardly any one knew who were the unsuccessful candidates last year, for the publication of a list of all applicants is an innovation of the Advocate. Let us hope that, in future, that paper may not be driven to disregard the feelings of students for the sake of filling up its item column...
...offers, and try to do his part towards making the experiment a success. On second thoughts, we will add the further qualification of a slight ear for music. There are some unfortunates who are eager enough to learn, but cannot distinguish "Yankee Doodle" from "Fair Harvard." For the sake of others let such stay away...
...cutting unnecessarily; that is abuse. The privilege is given us in order that we may judge for ourselves when it is necessary to absent ourselves, and we certainly ought to be capable of judging. But if we do not follow the dictates of our judgment, and cut for the sake of pleasure, we abuse the privilege, and make it necessary for the Faculty to limit the privilege by some such regulations as have been recently passed. For all such regulations, we, and not the Faculty, are responsible...
...current use of the word in advertisements, though it might seriously interfere with certain organizations in college. The Harvard Advocate and the Harvard Lampoon would probably be obliged to give bonds that they would always represent the sentiments of the Corporation, but this they would willingly do for the sake of the prestige. The powers that be would thus control the transactions of the institutions that should bear the patent name. Both the wild debauches in the Art Club and the handicapping in the Athletic Association would be under the supervision of a committee on the patent rights...