Word: scheming
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Mott Haven this year are exceedingly good. It is probable that a handicap road race, similar to the one held last November, will be held about May 1. It has also been suggested, but not formally proposed, that the club hold a special meeting for bicycle races only. The scheme has been tried in former years, but has never been very successful. There are several objections to it, the chief being the difficulty in getting a suitable track near the college. The track in Holmes Field is too small for fast racing, and the only other track near here...
...course, from the nature of the society, necessarily small, but the aggregate for the year will be an appreciable amount. A very careful, yet simple system of book-keeping has been adopted, so that the profit on each sale can be seen at a glance. The present scheme by which every member of the University may purchase from the stock of the society at prices far below those charged by the regular tradesmen will undoubtedly be continued in the future...
...that the writer is in some doubt as to its practicability. He invites discussion on the question. Of the two rehearsals which the Glee Club has a week, one is generally under Mr. Locke's direction, while the regualr leader of the club has charge of the other. This scheme has proved exceedingly beneficial to the club and account not a little for its present high standard. Would not an analogous plan in regard the Pierian Sodality prove beneficial to it also, and tend to raise the standard of our college orchestra? The writer has nothing but praise...
...C.HARVARD SHOOTING CLUB.- It has been decided by the management to shoot for the "Founder's" cup on the first meeting of each month. On that day no shoots in the regular series of matches will be held. According to the above scheme the "Founder's" cup will be contested for on Thursday, and the present series of matches will be resumed on Friday of next week. On days when the "Founders' " cup is shot for, these will be practice shooting...
...forced from the damaging fluctuations in prices. This can be done only by securing a perfect steadiness in the value of money. If international bi-metallism could be established some good might be wrought, but there is no hope of obtaining an alliance of the nations. A more hopeful scheme would be to keep prices on a level by swelling or contracting the amount of money in circulation according as prices tend to fall or rise. A composite standard of value should be adopted in order to ascertain any change in prices. The coinage of the country should be based...