Word: collection
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pleased with the fellow's ingenuity, and, after urging the woman to submit to the will of her lord, dismissed the man with a present of money. In the eleventh the narrator sees the same rascal making a pious speech at a funeral, by which he manages to collect a considerable sum from the sorrowing relatives. In the last one of the series the fellow repents and becomes a noted saint, carrying with him into his new pursuit the same eloquence which had served him so well in his former life. Mr. Jewett explained carefully the many allusions to Arabic...
...This tax ought not to be repealed. (a) It is the most equitable tax that we have; (b) it falls directly on the consumer and therefore is not local; (c) it is easy to collect; (d) produces no hardship; and (c) its repeal is not demanded by the consumer...
...upper examination rooms in Sever comfortable. Last Friday some of the rooms were absolutely unbearable. Ordinarily a man can go out from a recitation if the room is too cold, but one cannot do that in an examination. One is compelled to sit and shiver, not able to collect his faculties. Thus he does not do himself justice, and yet he runs the risk of getting a sickness which he may not be able to throw off for months. It is unfortunate that the heating facilities in Sever are inadequate for the purpose; it is also unfortunate that the examinations...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- Skating, which is the only out-door sport available during the winter, has always been popular at Harvard. Almost every afternoon when the ice is in good condition a crowd of men collect at Fresh Pond to indulge in the exhilarating game of hockey. There are, however, several drawbacks to the enjoyment of these games. The muckers, who always congregate on the pond in large numbers, are apt to interfere, or at least take part, which is almost as bad. Frequently there is no ball at hand, and a wooden block has to be substituted with very...
...this morning the late treasurer of the boat club comments upon our position in regard to the boating expenditures. He says: "Such hasty and unjust criticism as that of last Saturday can do no good while it tends to make still harder the disagreeable duties of the men who collect money for the crew...