Word: statements
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...perusal of the annual statement of the treasurer of the College gives one a more vivid idea of the many ramifications of the University than almost anything else can. At the same time the vastness of the field for the use of new gifts is so evident that few things ought to have so much influence in persuading the rich to give out of their abundance as the treasurer's report...
...offered to buy out Messrs. Colby Brothers at a price to be fixed by three disinterested persons, or to sell or lease to them on the most favorable terms, but they have declined to enter into any negotiations. I therefore feel it my duty to make this public statement to defend myself from any imputations of dishonesty or unfairness...
...progress of the fund for the library reading-room at Harvard College is shown by the following statement...
...chosen fairly, or according to superiority of work. This is an insinuation which is entirely without foundation. It must have been made by some man who was very much disappointed at some time during his college course; for no fair-minded man would be able to make any such statement with reference to the crews of late years. This charge of unfairness on the part of a university captain is very easy to make, but very hard to prove, and a man has no right to make it, whatever he may think about the merits of the case. A captain...
Among the reports of the various departments of the University appended to the annual report of the president, the statement of the affairs of the library merits special attention. The library is perhaps the best managed institution in Cambridge, and most graduates and undergraduates feel a particular pride and interest in it. In spite of the absence of Mr. Justin Winsor the work performed at the library last year showed the usual advance in amount and efficiency. The accessions were larger than in any year before except in 1888; the number of users of books was larger than last year...