Word: sextant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...total assets of the university are $1,179,535,99, of which more than three-quarters of a million is real estate above encumbrances. The liabilities are $155,974.64, leaving an excess of assets of $1,023,561.35. The pressing needs of the institution are enumerated as follows: "A sextant, a terrestrial globe, more free scholarships in all departments, a house of aid for young men unable to pay the full expense of rooms and board in the city, a similar house of aid for young women, houses for professors, a new building for the school of law, additional income...
...thermometer and a huge sextant...