Word: scheming
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...sadder and a poorer man. This is really the case; the shopkeepers of the two cities have been persuaded by some one to believe that it is to their interest to have their advertisements distributed to the men at their rooms. The men who have carried out this novel scheme, it is to be presumed, have made some money by means of it; the advertisers most certainly have lost some...
...some absent abroad who purpose returning next year; and the writer, among others, adopted the same plan last year. The result was perfectly satisfactory to him. For those who have no previously fixed choice of studies or those who elect a greater or less number of modern languages the scheme is easily feasible...
Coeducation is not regarded with much favor by the students at large; and although there are at present here about thirty girls, yet it would be unjust to pronounce judgment upon the scheme as yet, since no special arrangements have been made for them; nor will there be until the completion of the Sage College, which will probably be opened formally next academic year. The girls who are here at present study hard, but in many cases do not keep up with their classes; and as a rule they are not ordinary girls by any means. Dr. Clarke...
...efforts are being made to have parietals transmitted in the same way. The subjects of forensics will be sent to absentees. All conferences with the Dean can be held by cable, and full lists of answers to petitions will be furnished every Tuesday morning. The advantages of this scheme are obvious at a glance. Our famous plank walks have proved so far below our expectations, that the minimum of wading through the Yard from December to May is the maximum of happiness...
...carry out this scheme a joint-stock company is forming with shares at $5 apiece. Shareholders will be entitled to the use of the cable free. All others will be charged fair rates, and no discount. It would be a pity if the plan should fail for want of money. Any one can save five dollars' worth of shoes and doctor's bills in a winter by the aid of the cable. We are not definitely informed, but it is rumored that the projectors of this enterprise...