Word: needless
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...tacitly understood, will see that he wants nothing, and will give him a salaried place in his counting-room the moment he graduates; while C. D. must incur the cost of studying a profession, and will have a mother and sisters dependent upon him for support. It is needless to multiply illustrations to show that restricted scholarships may give no encouragement to students who have most to contend with, and who most need their stimulus...
...critic in the Saturday Review little thought what distress he would cause among our "very English" students when he wrote the following about Professor Hill's Rhetoric: "Into the higher arts, whether of oratorical or literary expression, the author scarcely pretends to guide his pupils; and it is needless to say that American tastes in both departments differ so widely from those of the best English speakers and writers, that no aspirant to success in this country would look for instruction to a professor even of Harvard College...
UNDER the able management of Mr. Winsor, the Library, which formerly was a subject for much needed or needless complaint, deserves little save praise. The changes he has introduced, though sometimes at first disliked, have always proved advantageous, and have shown that he regards the success of the Library as identical with its utility to the students. Still, there are other changes apparently desirable to which we would like to call attention. It seems some-what remarkable that a library which expends $15,000 annually in purchasing books should, nevertheless, oblige students to raise by subscription the $300 needed...
...time. But the Seniors do not seem to realize the importance of making timely preparation for the day, and of sending their invitations at an early date. We are therefore requested by the Class Day Committee to call their attention to the posters, and to urge them to avoid needless delays...
...college, as perhaps it is needless to state, was for both sexes, and just across my entry there roomed a couple of young ladies, one of whom was in my class. They both protested strongly at first against my odoriferous experiments, but presently I succeeded in arousing some enthusiasm of the science in my classmate, and invited her in one afternoon to witness some interesting experiments. We had a very pleasant time, and I was gaining great renown as a chemist, when I discovered that the sulphuric-acid bottle was empty, and that before I went any further I must...