Word: worth
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mather kept his aspirations warm and he once again sought the post when Leverett died in 1724: but once again he was thwarted, and Benjamin Wads worth, 1690, was elected...
Freshmen competed in two contests, both in the 145. Karl Purnell of Wiggles worth East topped Charle Thomas of Stoughton, and Francis Holmes won a decision from Charles Rex of Matthews South...
Except for a jungle-green cover and a story called "Jungle Rot," the Lampoon's February Tropics are hardly worth penetrating. Workhorse President John H. Updike again has filled the magazine with something besides decadent, pasty releases. In an issue practically barren of humor, the laurels for "good job, well done" should go to Updike--by dint of prolificacy...
...long as they do not make the Committee a mere adjunct of the Dean's Office, these proposals can meet the most important dilemma facing the Committee. As long as a more energetic Committee will pay off in more and better applicants to the College, such experiments are worth trying...
...University's fiscal report for 1952 lists the stock at $250,000, but this is just "book value" and it is impossible to determine its real present worth since the company is closely held and its securities haven't passed through the open market recently. One thing is sure, though--it is worth plenty more than $250,000. In other words, Harvard University's interest in Anhouser-Busch is the equivalent of at least one fifteenth and possibly more than a tenth of the price paid for the Cardinals...