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...capable of appreciating the generosity of others can fail to appreciate the generosity of our instructors, and of the Government which donated them. As partial earnest of full payment each cadet will strive to his furthest ability to profit by the skilled and thoughtful training which he is receiving. The full payment may be made in France, as brave officers, leading men in battle for the glorification of the French officers' cause and of our equal cause...
...subscribing a part of the fund to Liberty Bonds the class will be doing its share toward the support of the government and at the same time will receive a profitable return on its investment. It is planned to purchase several bonds of small denominations rather than one large one so that they may be sold whenever the money is needed in cash form. As the price of the bonds will undoubtedly rise, and as they will always be saleable, a profit will be made in every case. It is essential that the bonds be bought by Friday of this...
...said that the northeastern states alone retard the passage of this pressing war measure. The South and the West, heedless of what might be to their own immediate profit, have generously and willingly done away with intoxicants for their own safety, and the greater safety of the nation...
...risk-bearer. Millers and grain buyers in the country "hedge" by short sales on the exchanges when they buy to grind or to ship. If the wheat the miller buys to grind goes down, and with it the price of flour, his loss is offset by a profit on the short sale, and vice versa. When "futures" at Winnipeg were forbidden recently, grain ceased to come in from the farms, as buyers were afraid to buy from the farmers unless they could "hedge" by a "future" at Winnipeg. The prohibition had to be removed. (4) By collecting information of worldwide...
...only sports beside football to afford a profit at Princeton were baseball and basketball. Hockey was a paying activity in 1914, but in the season of 1915-16 a deficit of $641 is recorded. Together with hockey, track, rowing, most of the minor sports and all freshman athletics showed losses. The receipts and expenditures from these sports, however, varied little from previous years. The only exceptions to this were track, which had an increase in expenses over revenue amounting to about $1,000, and soccer which also showed an augmented deficit...