Word: generous
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...east. He is about 40 years old and for several years has been president of Lawrence University, at Appleton, Wis. Those who know Dr. Raymond best have given him the warmest endorsement. Personally he is said to be a man whom student and faculty 'tie up to,' genial, sympathetic, generous and able to gain the good will of all without sacrificing his dignity. His administrative abilities are said to be marked; he has tact and energy and is always ready in an emergency. For his scholarship much is claimed. His study has been profound; he has a remarkable grasp...
...prevented the meeting of the two teams this season, for as we replied to your letter, it was out of the question for Yale to keep a team together simply for the purpose of an exhibition game. We desire, however, to thank the Harvard management for their frank and generous acknowledgment of the forfeiture of their championship game, and we wish to take this occasion to assure them of Yale's hearty co-operation in any changes of the constitution rendered necessary by the action of the Harvard to continue as a member of the association...
...late George Peabody left a sum of $3,500,000 for the promotion of popular education in the South. The most fruitful result of this generous gift is the Peabody Normal College, at Nashville, Tenn. As early as 1873 the trustees of the Peabody fund decided to establish a normal college in the South. Application was made to the Tennessee Legislature to charter such an institution, the trustees promising to contribute liberally to its support. In 1875 the bill was passed and in December of the same year the college opened with Dr. E. S. Stearns as President...
...crippled condition of the eleven is commented upon and lamented. It says that the excitement attendant upon the Harvard-Princeton game of next Saturday is very high. The backing of the team on the field while practicing has noticeably increased of late, and all good plays have elicited generous applause...
...storehouse for all sorts of rubbish, and seems in every way fitted for the construction of a tank. How much such a tank will cost, it is impossible to say, but in a matter of such vital importance to the crew, subscriptions, both from graduates and undergraduates, should be generous. No effort ought to be spared which will lead us next spring to an honorable and decisive victory at New London...