Word: second-hand
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...select their purchases or how much they should pay for them. Here there will always be some one to advise them; and already this new shop has an extremely interesting collection of rare editions and fine bindings. The greatest field for this new Yale institution will be in second-hand books of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Good editions of the writers of the Queen Anne and Georgian ages may be purchased reasonably and the time is not far away when the upper room of the shop will be stacked with old authors whom all know or should know...
Cloth can be sent, as it is now possible to have this made up into clothes in Belgium by destitute Belgian workmen, who are thus given employment. Second-hand goods are no longer wanted, as the regulations of foreign government forbid their entry into Holland and Belgium. President Wilson has cordially approved this relief work and appointed a supplementary committee to help...
With examinations almost over and diplomas almost in hand, but one cloud remains to darken the Seniors' horizon. What shall be done with the furniture which they have cared for and carved for four bright years? A second-hand dealer or a janitor can often be found who will condescend to remove mahogany desks and brass bedsteads with comparatively little expense to the owner. But aside from the fear that cherished heirlooms of college days may not receive the treatment to which they are accustomed is the knowledge that one's pocket-book has not profited by the transaction...
...Seniors are not the only ones with weighty problems to solve. The Freshmen, fresh from their luxurious halls, must seek out new lodgings and even furnish them. To be sure, a second-hand dealer or a janitor can often be found who will agree to provide the desired mahogany desks and brass bedsteads. But the transaction is accompanied by the training of a well-filled purse...
...work they are supposed to have read. In many cases, too, the examinations are such that this sort of information will enable one to obtain a good mark. Thus it is not a definite and personal knowledge and appreciation of literature which is the rule, but a vague and second-hand idea of its nature...