Word: premiums
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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WANTED.-Volume XXXVIII, No. I, of the Advocate; will give a premium. Apply to 23 Holyoke House...
...audience of over 2000 which was in attendance, and not only every seat in the main body and the balconies of the theatre was utilized, but the seats upon the stage itself, and in the orchestra gallery above it were all filled, while even standing room was at a premium. At eight o'clock Mr. Irving appeared upon the stage, and was introduced by Mr. Jones, who briefly alluded to the objects for which the Harvard Shakspere Club, under the auspices of which the lecture was given, was founded. As Mr. Irving stepped to the desk, he was greeted with...
...back, by greater freedom in passing. This method would evidently increase the opportunities for scientific kicking, running and passing, and on the other hand would greatly diminish the chances for blocking and the display of weight and brute strength. Again, the present manner of disqualification is practically a premium on violating the rule, as it permits a player to be offside twice with impunity. To obviate this a single violation should disqualify the offender...
...nature of the game puts a premium on unfair play, inasmuch as such play is easy, is profitable if it succeeds, is unlikely to be detected by the referee, and if detected is very slightly punished...
...instance, the press has for many years voiced the protests of the students against leaving the walks in the yard in such a condition as to put a premium on walking on the grass in wet weather. For years the college press has clamored for the use of the library at night, and one of the professors has shown that by lighting the library, gymnasium, and Memorial Hall with electricity, the college would save enough to repay in a few years, the expense of the "plant." The students have for years PROTESTED against certain abuses in the janitor system...