Word: worth
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...anniversary of the founding of Phillips Exeter Academy occurs in 1883, and in anticipation of it a committee has been chosen to prepare for the suitable celebration of the event next June. The following-named gentlemen constitute the committee : The Hon. Chas. H. Bell and Professor George A. Went-worth, of Exeter, N. H., John C. Phillips and Prentiss Cummings, of Boston, and Artemas H. Holmes, of New York...
...time of our visit, yet the "view" made us wish to camp up there for a week and live on the scenery. We say with the Advocate that the tower should be opened. However, we might wait until the few necessary repairs are made - a few hundred dollars' worth. The Advocate asks three questions in answer to the reasons given by the faculty for closing the tower: "Why could not the part to be opened to visitors be kept clean? Why could not smoking be strictly forbidden? Why could not extra insurance rates be met by charges for each person...
...News is undoubtedly just. Leaving aside the question as to whether one side or the other is benefitted by these grounds, it must be said that they are totally unfit for championship games. The in-field is very good, but there is no out-field at all worth mentioning. The right field is a steep hill, centre field is occupied by a church, nor is the left field as large as it ought to be. According to the ground rules, any ball striking a building outside the grounds is only allowed to count for two bases. A hard-hit ball...
...hereafter all commencement parts were read in public instead of before a committee? Out of twenty-five who read their parts but about six are to be chosen to read them on Commencement Day. Many of those who are not of "the chosen few" had very able productions, well worth the hearing for the careful study which they showed and for the candor and liberality of their views. Moreover we think it a very different thing to read before a set of critical judges and before an audience who perhaps are prepossessed in favor of the speaker. Many whom...
...town of Danville, near Montreal, was visited by a fire yesterday which destroyed $250,000 worth of property...