Word: generous
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
During the year the endowment fund has been increased $1000. The work of the Society has been carried on the past year without incurring debt but it has been necessary to practice the most rigid economy. The executive committee have felt that a more generous investment of money in current expenses would be judicious. This is especialy true in regard to the library, which needs frequent additions to make the various courses as fruitful as they ought...
...meeting held in the parlor of the club house Tuesday evening a committee was appointed to arrange for the subscription to several daily papers. Several generous promises of books and periodicals have been made to the club, and the directors are endeavoring to place a reference library in the reading room...
During the summer vacation, the astronomers at the observatory have been by no means idle, but even harder at work than in the winter. The most interesting piece of news from this department is the generous gift of $50,000, by Miss C. W. Bruce, of New York, for a photographic telescope. The instrument will be made with a double lens, a new form not yet adopted by European astronomers, but considered by Professor Pickering far superior to single lens telescopes. It will have an aperture of twenty-four inches. Its focal length will be short, and consequently it will...
...movement to form a German library, started a few weeks ago, is pushing as rapidly as possible, and already the effort, taking into consideration Mr. Villard's generous gift of $500, seems likely to be successful. A committee has been organized, under the direction of Dr. Francke, to have charge of the raising of funds among the students. The choice of books will be left almost entirely to Dr. Francke, assisted by the German department. The library rooms will be given by the University, and will be fitted tastefully from the committee's funds. It is intended that, when...
...class also has a duty to perform. It is to give to the team the heartiest encouragement and the most generous financial support. Nothing will held the team more than to know that every well directed effort on their part has the hearty approval of the whole class. As for the nine itself, the captain must be able to rely upon his men, and the men must have the fullest confidence in their leader. From all these men the class and the whole college are expecting earnest and concientious work and an energy which will overcome all obstacles...