Word: uselessness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...those tickets personally. There are more than enough in the college element to occupy all the seats, and every time an individual hands over his tickets to a speculator, or to a stranger, he is defrauding other college men of rights which he ought to protect. It is useless, though, to discuss that point further. Men who give the matter any thought at all can see that if they sign for tickets and then pass them over to anybody except their friends they put themselves in a position to be called pretty hard names. The chance to make money...
...Club should be supplied with everything which can minister to the comfort of its members. An extra effort must be made to provide a sufficient sum for the maintenance of a thoroughly well equipped building. Half way measures in this case, as in most others, will be worse than useless...
...subscriptions for a university club have as yet taken no active steps toward collecting the necessary funds. The reason for their inaction is the financial uncertainty which has existed throughout the country for the past few years. Under such adverse circumstances they feel that it would be worse than useless to begin so important a project, for it is certain that, before the committee can think of building, $200,000 must be guaranteed. An attempt to raise funds at this time could hardly be successful, and the committee therefore feel that it is best to wait for more favorable conditions...
...perhaps useless to attempt to stir up members of the graduating class, as if they were Freshmen, to a realization of their opportunities. Every man in the class knows that to deliver a Commencement part is a valuable personal experience, and a service to '97; and every man who is permitted to come forward, but fails to do so, simply gives way to his natural inertia...
...proposed to remove this in part and replace it with gravel and loam which will permit the water to percolate through to the excellent system of pipe drains which is now to a great extent useless because the water can not sink through. It is estimated that 10,000 cubic yards of new earth will be needed...