Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...difficulties, as a guarantee fund to ensure its continued existence. At the end of the year, the society found itself with a net surplus of stock of the value of $1000. The present year has begun with this surplus. The membership for the present year, and the estimated excess of receipts over expenses, fully warrant the directors in returning the guarantee fund which the public spirit of the subscribers caused to be raised. The return of the money has accordingly been voted. Checks for the several amounts will be sent to the subscribers. Although the money can now be returned...
...quite out of proportion to its intention - an effect was very reverse of what the method is claimed to produce; and whether the expenditures on the part of our colleges and universities in supplying the requisite number of professors for an all-elective system would not be entirely in excess of the value of the services that could be rendered, and of the benefits that could be conferred...
...following accounts $2080.94. In handing over the accounts of the present treasurer. I have bills against us to the amount of $1737.54. Toward the payment of these bills I have in cash $160.11 and, in bills receivable, all of which I consider certain of being paid $308.42, making my excess of liabilities over assets $1269.01. From this it can be seen that I have reduced the debt of the Boat Club $350, in round numbers. Considering that the Hasty Pudding theatricals yielded exactly $404 less than they did last year, my accounts show a reduction of $750. This reduction...
...Excess of liabilities over assets...
Wellesley has opened with 510 students. This number overtaxes the accommodations of the college. Applications to the number of 100 and over in excess of the capacity of the college have been received. Since the close of the last college year, 150 of the old students have obtained appointments as professors and teachers in schools of all grades...