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...that he had also received $775 for special purposes, of which $550 were for Miss Fletcher's researches among the Indians. Twenty-five free lectures were given at the museum during the past year. Numerous gifts were made to the library, and the additions to the museum had been larger than in any preceding year, the large increase being chiefly due to the special explorations made either by the curator or under his immediate direction through the liberality of patrons of American research. In concluding his report, the treasurer expressed the hope that some liberal patron of science would provide...
...enough ground about the tree to admit of the exercises being carried through successfully. This year there are almost a hundred more men than last year in college who have a right to go to the tree, and it is probable that in time the classes will grow still larger. That a change must be made sooner or later is evident. The question naturally arises as to who must suffer. The choice lies between the graduates and the freshmen. But to exclude the former would be a lifelong matter, as a man always remains a graduate when once...
...saving to the members of the society has amounted to $4,500. This then has been the gain to the members of the society alone, through the lowering of prices, but the actual saving to students through the lowering of prices, due to the society, has been very much larger. It is sometimes argued that so long as the membership of the society is large enough to keep it in existence, those who have not joined can reap the full benefit of the society, i. e., the lowering of prices, while they need not pay the yearly dues...
...usefulness of the society may be extended. At present the membership is thirteen, but it will probably increase gradually as the needs of the students lead them to join, and after the unqualified success of the first year it is to be expected that the membership will soon be larger than ever. We would, however, advise all to join at once. Those who put off joining until they have very decided need of the use of the society may meanwhile incur in small things some unnecessary expense. Those who expect to return another year will experience the advantages...
...reasonable to expect that the membership will then be somewhat larger than it is at present, owing to the increasing scope of the society and the wider recognition of its services, together with the decrease in the pressure required to make men join, which will inevitably take place, as the familiarity with the society and its workings becomes more general...