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Word: willingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...couple of Princeton students have been canvassing the colleges of this country for names of students willing to become foreign missionaries. They have heard from ninety-two institutions, and in these 1,525 students have signified a willingness to go abroad as missionaries. Upward of 300 of the number are women. The volunteers include, from Amherst, 25; Williams, 19; Harvard, 9; Cornell, 35; Oberlin, 110; Princeton, 48. - Independent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 5/5/1887 | See Source »

As the base-ball season has just begun, and although begun so auspiciously for Harvard, it is fitting that we should consider now a restriction to which our nine has been lately subjected. Professional teams cannot be our adversaries on the diamond. The arguments used by our faculty in subjecting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/4/1887 | See Source »

The first attempts to regulate railroad rates were made by the so-called "granger legislation" in the Western States. This term is not very accurate, but it arose from the fact that it was the farmer element that used its influence to bring it about. The lowest rates were taken...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Hadley's Lecture. | 4/28/1887 | See Source »

The commission had only advisory powers, and they made the country see and appreciate the necessity of sober and thoughtful legislation. The first Inter-State Commerce Bill was proposed by Mr. Reagan, but this underwent numerous changes, until finally the present bill was introduced by a committee on railroads. After...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Hadley's Lecture. | 4/28/1887 | See Source »

The answer of Mr. Allen said that Harvard could give us Oct. 26, and then opened the subject of terms, asking for full expenses, or if not, h w much I was willing to offer.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/23/1887 | See Source »

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