Word: worth
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sixth number of the Advocate is not up to its usual standard: the editorials are far from being edifying or from expressing college opinions, the stories are mostly weak, and the College Kodaks are not worth mentioning. The Advocate feels it "incumbent" upon itself now, the middle of January, to "make some remark upon the football game, since it is of so much interest to all the men here." Its remarks are exceedingly interesting. It views the defeat in a rather gloomy light. We are told that "we were on the whole outplayed," "it was fortunate that a 'fluke' touchdown...
...that no place in the world has so many promising possibilities and advantages as Washington, and that a university established there has the chance of parity, if not primacy, among American educational institutions. The bill is unique in that it provides for the government issue of $20,000,000 worth of bonds, bearing 5 per cent; these to be turned over to the new institution, and the $1,000,000 thus provided yearly to be a fund for getting the best professors in the land. In this way the museums, the Smithsonian Institute, and other national institutions can be brought...
...choir sang the anthems "Sanctus" from Gounod's Mass, and "These are They," Dykes. Mr. George Parker sang the solo, "In Native Worth from haydn's "Creation...
...exhibition of photographs by the Camera Club in Sever 9 is well worth attending. The photographs, many of which are excellently mounted, are exceptionally good reproductions of country and sea scenes as well as familiar pictured of college athletics and buildings. They have been hung with care and judgment and the total effect is very good. The club has shown commendable enterprise in arranging such an artistic exhibition and it will well repay one to attend...
...from year to year seems to have no significance and for this reason the school is under a constant pressure to lower its stadards. Thus far it has resisted all such attempts at change and shows no sign of yielding. It takes the stand that in education nothing is worth having which is easy to get and is seriously thinking of raising its tuition fee, thus putting itself on a level in this respect with the other departments of the university...