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That the amount of ready money received by the College would be increased rather than diminished, is easily seen. The quarter of the class which stays here after graduation would have a direct interest in giving more. Many would subscribe generously for a known purpose, who would otherwise refuse. Each one would be inclined to give more in order to confer an immediate benefit upon his fellow-students. It certainly does not seem too much to say that the average subscription would be increased...
...dark beauty. Her face was of rather a heavy cast, yet her features were strongly marked. Her forehead was high and exquisitely moulded, her mouth and chin large and round, and her eyes full, restless, and glowing. A rich clear color trembled through the brown of a cheek that had been tanned by exposure to sun and wind. She had the most beautiful hair that any woman has worn since Helen. It was a soft dark brown, rich, thick, and tremulous...
...beginning to get rather fond of Charity, but I'm afraid our friendship has cooled some what since the day she inquired if any of the students took all the electives...
...Acta Columbiana has recently finished a series of articles on "Intercollegiate Slang," which merit rather more attention than they have received from the college press...
...first place, the number of men who have plenty of money during the years which follow their graduation is comparatively small. The great majority need all the money which they can get to enable them to pursue their professional studies and to establish themselves in the world. It seems rather too much to ask such men to begin being benefactors to the College immediately after they graduate, and to tax themselves a certain amount annually for ten years to aid in its support. To be sure, it is easier to pay five dollars a year for ten years than...