Word: driven
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...profusion. Some unfortunate men, besides having a forensic and four hour examinations, have also a special report. We cannot see what can be gained by such a state of affairs; on the contrary, there is much that is of the greatest hindrance to a man. No one, when so driven, can do himself justice on anything, and the strain of the mid-years is practically repeated without the chance of freedom from other college duties. If hour examinations must continue a feature of our college, let them come systematically, let there be some agreement between instructors, so that men will...
...activity was noticeable in Germany. During this period engraving gradually increased in importance, until it was looked upon in Germany as the leading branch in art. This was in a great measure owing to the scarcity of orders for paintings, and hence, artists, in order to support themselves, were driven to take up the then popular engraving. Still the German engravers retained their love for paintings, and their pictures resemble painting in the mode of treatment, in contrast to the Italian engravings, which are merely reproductions of pen and ink drawings. This desire of the Germans to make their engravings...
...Imperial ball, where the visitors were at once made to feel at home. The stay at the ball was very short, however, because the party was booked to leave St. Louis by special train shortly after midnight. With many regrets expressed on all sides, the Harvard men were driven to the station where they lost no time in stowing themselves away in the sleeping-cars...
...Fullerton tells the pathetic story of a little match girl, "Delia," who had been driven out into the streets day after day by her degraded father until her small frame succumbed to the fatigue and exposure. The story is rather depressing, but the touch of sincerity shown in the portrayal of the character holds the reader's attention to the end. The style is simple and the narrative moves easily...
...suppress trusts," was opened for the affirmative by Mr. G. A. Reisner '89. He said that the object of trusts is to secure greater profits in this way. The combination of capital, by producing on a large scale, reduces the cost of production, and lowers prices, till competitors are driven out of business by being undersold. When the complete control of the market is thus secured prices are raised without any limit except the greed of the trust. The very idea of a trust is to abolish competition. Owing to the secrecy observed in regard to profits, outside capital, notoriously...