Word: yielded
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...farm land in the United States is past. All of the best land is occupied, and the farmer can no longer extract the largest crops, regardless of future fertility, and then move on to another tract of virgin soil. The land must be farmed carefully and scientifically; it must yield more per acre...
...period and used for academic purpose have cost in excess of $400,000 each; the new Sage dining halls, now under construction, will cost between $490,000 and $500,000. It may be noted that the new dormitories erected during this period provided additional accommodations for 547 students and yield and annual gross income...
...This increase in Princeton's salary budge for 10 years represents a capitalization at 4 per cent, of $5,154,375. The university, however, has noting like this sum as endowment. As a matter of fact. Princeton's invested funds for professional salaries yield about $105,000 annually and as the amount combined with the sums received from tuition and from fees, fails far short of the sun required every year for salaries, the alumni are called upon each year to meet a considerable deficit in the salary budget...
Various philanthropic institutions are offering opportunities to Seniors for gaining experience in conducting clubs and classes, according to the announcements of the Appointment Office. Although such work cannot be regarded as a preparation for teaching, it may yield evidence as to fitness for leadership. The Appointment Office will, therefore, investigate on request the work of those volunteers who register for appointments. Arrangements for such volunteer service may be made through the Social Service Secretary at Phillips Brooks House, but requests for investigation should be made in person to the Harvard Appointment Office before the work is undertaken...
...notion is now proved erroneous. Snobbishness did for, years prevent the highest efficiency in athletics. Harvard had students of the highest order in all of the branches, but team work was defective. It was an orchestra of virtuosi, none quite willing to sacrifice personality to discipline. When it did yield to discipline it smeared--shall we say Yale...