Word: precious
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Perkins, '92, opened for the negative. Silver, he said, has driven gold out of every country that has at any time in its history adopted the less precious metal as a monetary standard and we have no right to assume that the contrary would be the case here. The class, moreover, that wants free coinage is so small that to protect it is to encourage a monopoly. The United States has made several attempts to induce other countries to enter into an agleement fixing the relative value of gold and silver, but these efforts have been entirely fruitless. For most...
...income to our national treasury from the fur industry alone had more than paid the price of purchase from Russia. Besides the seals and fur-bearing animals, there are vast quantities of fish in the neighboring waters, forests which surpass those of Maine, great coal fields, and petroleum and precious metals in abundance. The climate of the southern coast in winter is as mild as that of Virginia, and its only drawback is rain...
...speaks on a subject which concerns every man. It is needless to commend the lecturer to the college; all know who he is, and his reputation as a novelist is sufficient to insure a favorable reception. His added success as a lecturer only serves to make the opportunity more precious...
...students informally on questions of the day, especially on subjects connected with the college. The informality of such an occasion is its greatest advantage. The speaker is always glad to receive suggestions from the audience, and debate on the question at hand is encouraged. This is a precious opportunity. There are some evils in our University, as in every worthy institution. Why can we not talk them over here and perhaps find a way to eradicate them? Let every man give the matter careful consideration, and then attend the next conference meeting...
...hearty praise due, has been coldly passed by. There must be a change. We cannot in these days of scanty champioships afford to give up a single chance. We must have the lacrosse championship next year, and to do it we must begin practice at once; every day is precious. Princeton, eager for the prize, has been working hard all the fall. There is no better opening for new material than on this team. We call upon all men who care at all for our lacrosse honors to go out and play the rest of the fall. Freshmen especially should...