Word: spending
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Prof. Shaler has requested that all the men who propose to take up N. H. 4 next year inform him of the section of the country in which they will spend their summer vacation, as he will be able to give them some points which will be of service in practical geological observation...
...institution which can claim Goldsmith, Walter Scott, Carlyle, and Darwin among its alumni and can say that Niebuhr came from Germany to spend a year within its walls is of no mean repute. It is pleasant to notice that in its three-hundredth year the number of students is greater than ever before, having reached an aggregate of 3,341, more than half of whom are in its medical department. Nearly one-third are in the department of arts, while the rest are jurists and theologians...
...followed and allowed to become a custom. Furthermore, it would be a great pity to have some of the present boating men give up their needed work at the oar because a few enthusiasts are afraid that their chances of winning will not be great great enough, unless they spend more time in the boat than the other crews. The means by which this fancied advantage is gained is open to all, and all taking it up are again on an equality. Is it not far better to come to an agreement which will retain boating within reasonable limits instead...
...continue, the expense of them must be met in one of two ways, either by gate-money or by subscription. Most young men prefer to give their money at the gate, and thus to pay for what they see. If a club knows that it is to spend only what it earns, it will be stimulated, first, to play as good a game as possible; and secondly, to spend its earnings with prudence. It seems only just, too that, if the public desire to see a good game, they should pay for the exhibition...
...many of them each year as he can study to advantage; to take at least one course in each of the chief divisions of knowledge. His ambition for collegiate distinction prompts him to select easy courses; to take no more of them than he is obliged to take; to spend his time on one or two branches of study, neglecting all others entirely. This antagonism is truly lamentable; no one will deny that it should be removed if possible. To do this will necessitate radical changes in the system of ranking; but it should be noted that a radical, although...