Word: worth
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that are trying several will be dropped in favor of the smaller men unless they show that they can and are willing to put a lot of snap into their work. D. F. Jones '92 is on a sharp watch for everything that will go to show the worth of the men for the purpose at hand...
...game appears, the question of coaching is dwelt upon at some length, and an account is given of the development of the running game, as opposed to the kicking game. Towards the conclusion of his article, Mr. Camp indulges in a little prognostication, part of which it is worth while to quote. He says...
...will give you more than your money's worth, for I am going to deliver two addresses instead of one, first speaking on total abstinence as it affects college men, and then on the political reforms necessary in our treatment of the liquor question. We ministers are fanatics on the subject of total abstinence because we see life in many forms, and are forced by our experience into this position. I never took a pledge but once. I had been urging a poor drunken fellow not to drink again for a year, showing him the misery which his habits brought...
CAMBRIDGE, July 17, 1891.DEAR SIR: - I enclose statement summarizing the results of the society's operations for the year 1890-91. The net profits after paying all expenses and commissions, taking stock at its actual worth, and allowing for depreciation of fixtures will be $5,353.74. There should be deducted a sum for the expenses to be incurred by us in consequence of the alterations in our store, etc. I have estimated these at $590 but they may be somewhat larger. I think it desirable to pay the dividends as promptly as possible, before Nov. 1 of next year...
...devoted to an account of Mr. Lowell's life at Harvard, his connections with the college papers and college societies, with lioeral quotations from some of his collegiate poems. Many hitherto unpublished bits of anecdote are interspersed and as a consequence Mr. Hale's article is a reminiscent sketch worth the perusal of every Harvard...