Word: ad
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...these events? The newspapers do little to aid us. A polo match, a scandal, or a murder is honored with as prominent a place in their columns, and is as heavily leaded as the account of the downfall of a ministry. In their editorials party wranglings find play ad nauseam. In the maze of news, rumor, gossip and scandal, he is indeed clear sighted who can find his way. The need and usefulness of a course in contemporaneous history will hardly be questioned. Whether such a course is feasible and practicable, will be discussed later in these columns...
Examinations over, the students very naturally wish to learn their marks as soon as possible, except, perhaps, that small number of them who know that they are below par in a subject and want the marks delayed ad infinitum. In the courses in which there are only a few men, an early return of the blue books with the marks on them, is a matter of no exertion for the instructors. In such courses the longing of the students will be quickly satisfied, no doubt. But in other courses, where the men number hundreds, and one instructor has several such...
...country before all others, the least interference of government consistent with our general welfare, and the need of concentration of industry. Tariffs are based on the productive capacity of a people, and serve to foster and protect them in their undertakings. Of the two duties, specific and ad valorem, the latter seems more just at first glance. But it is far otherwise. According to this, when prices are high, duties are also high, and there is little need of protection, and when prices are low duties are low, and then is the time when we should have high duties...
...believe that he is thoroughly misinformed. Pitcher's and catcher's positions are important, but are far from being the only "desirable" positions on the nine. Excellent exercise and sport are offered by any other position as well. We regret President Eliot's statements as hasty and ill-ad-vised...
Among the crowded and brilliant audience that enjoyed a "Trip to Africa" at the Bijou Thursday evening were Harvard students in vast white chokers, ad infinitum. [Globe...