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...city itself is very old and has been in possession of the Turks for about a thousand years. The population, like most Turkish cities, is extremely varied, and one can meet there representatives from all European nations. The city abounds in dogs, which act as the scavengers of the place. The houses are huddled together, small and badly ventilated. They are built of stone and have few windows. The roofs are flat and covered with a sort of cement which is water-proof. The richer natives have houses with tiled roofs. The soldiers of the city are poorly...
...Yale University library has just received a collection of a thousand books purchased in London...
...cage for practice, but now through the combined subscriptions of alumni and undergraduates an excellent one of large dimensions has been erected. It is to the discredit of Princeton men that subscriptions have been raised, not only tardily, but in such small amounts. Several alumni agreed to donate a thousand dollars provided the undergraduates of the college furnished twelve thousand. Before this latter amount was raised the money promised by the alumni was asked for, but the gentleman who had control of the matter courteously refused, stating at the same time that when Princeton men made an agreement they should...
Further, there is no reason why even a college graduate pursuing the study of law should receive a degree which the nature of his work does not entitle him to. The courses in law may be a thousand times more difficult than those of a post-graduate, but they are not in the same direction. We might just as well assert that because a man had pursued a course of study in the Medical School-which is fully as difficult as the Law School-therefore he ought to receive the degree of L. L. B. We cannot help thinking that...
...performances of the Columbia Dramatic Club netted about a thousand dollars for the benefit of the Boating Association...