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Such words made paternalism sound genuinely beneficent, quite omitting reference to any profit which the Parent hoped to make while teaching its sturdy children...
...there are only two pools in the immediate vicinity of Boston the Athletic Association considers it advisable to try to profit from the experience of other institutions. The statement made by J. L. Knox '98, in charge of the questionnaire, was as follows: "This questionnaire we are sending out will be as complete as possible, and ought certainly to get some results in the form of valuable suggestions. It will include such problems as construction, purifying, chemicals to be used, and even location. It will help us in several ways. In the first place, we will be able to make...
...place Service before profit, the honor and standing of the Profession before personal advantage, and the Public Welfare above all other consideration...
...measure more self-reliant. None of the increase is to be used for aiding the program of expansion territorially but will be turned to the service of instruction, for one may expect that the opportunities for research will be increased by additions to the teaching staff, which should itself profit materially from the change...
...Denver. The men, like most men in finance, depend for livelihood upon creating new security issues for sale to investors. Mr. Howard's company, they knew, could carry new financing. It had never gone to the general public for funds and it was a great profit-earner. On his part, he could use some millions to pay for papers which he had recently acquired and for others which he proposes to buy. The group called their parleys a deal, and last weeK the E. W. Scripps Co. issued $8,500,-ooo gold debenture bonds through the three banking houses...