Word: spending
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...same examinations, usually with more satisfactory results. The young women are said to excel especially in languages and studies not requiring great breadth or depth of thought, while the men surpass them in heavier work involving original methods. As a rule the young ladies who are willing to spend what are usually considered the most interesting four years of life, at college, have too earnest a purpose in view to be easily turned aside from its accomplishment. Having no athletic interest to look after or other distractions of that nature, the young women apply themselves more closely to their studies...
...division in Philosophy IV. has just completed Hume's Essays. Dr. Royce will spend the rest of the year in lecturing on subjects suggested during the course...
...study is not mentioned. Surely, the elementary training which Mr. Jones, by reason of lack of time and press of work, is able to give cannot be deemed sufficient. Many men who would be glad to take up elocution if individual appointments were given, are unwilling to spend two hours a week in going to recitation in this subject and listening during much of the time to the speaking and criticisms of men who know no more of the subject than they do themselves. Those who can afford to take private lessons will probably do so; but, pray, what...
Expenses here are less than half what they are at Harvard. One cannot spend much over a thousand in legitimate expenses if he live even extravagantly. Four hundred dollars will allow a man to live here in the same style that a thousand does at Harvard...
...gentlemen of fair standing and property - meet all their university expenses, public and private, with a sum not exceeding L150 sterling, or about $750. I do not think this is much higher than the cost at Harvard. Certainly many young friends of mine, who are not deemed extravagant, spend considerably more...