Word: afford
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...three months between October 1 and April 15. Mr. Anderson, who has been engaged as instructor, will be at the Gymnasium five days a week from 3 to 6 o'clock to give individual instruction to members of the association. The purpose of the association is primarily to afford exercise for men during the winter months...
...university professional in character. But that requires a far higher and better type of secondary school than we possess, or are likely to possess for many years. Moreover, excellent as the German system is for Germany, it is not wholly suited to our Republic, which cannot, in my opinion, afford to lose the substantial, if intangible, benefits the nation has derived from its colleges. Surely the college can give freedom of thought, a breadth of outlook, a training for citizenship, which neither the secondary nor the professional school in this country can equal...
...University is that of Memorial Hall. It has lost money heavily and the question of closing it has arisen. It was determined, however, to continue the dining hall. Eating together is one of the best ways to make friends. The main object of the hall is to afford an opportunity for men to eat together...
...same sense. The unity comes in another way. Every year more American students go to Germany, and, as a result, a revolution of thought is occurring. The arrival of German professors in this country brought something few could get until then, for only the wealthy could afford to pursue their studies abroad. Of these professors, Professor Kuehnemann is one of the most cherished. President Lowell closed with these words: "When he goes away loaded with our gratitude, we hope he will feel at little touch of regret that he is not with us still...
Owing to the fact that the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is closed from May 1 to October 1 while the transfer to the new building is being made, some of this best statues and pictures have been sent to the Fogg Art Museum for the summer. This will afford a splendid chance for men interested in Fine Arts to see some of the best pictures and marbles without going into Boston...