Word: abolishing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...newspapers, but have taken the course which seems wisest to those who are in a position to know most about the true state of affairs. By appealing to the members of the D. K. E. itself we feel sure that the Overseers have hit upon the surest way to abolish the evils which undoubtedly have existed and may still exist in the society. A writer in the current issue of the Monthly has clearly stated the futility of any attempt to legislate away the evils of which complaint is made. The only sure way to control them is through student...
...simplest plan the best, even though it might abolish the class chorister? If one looks at the first four lines of "Fair Harvard," one is struck by their singular fitness for this particular occasion...
...Faculty at Brown proposes to change the academic year from three terms to two. It also proposes to abolish the senior vacation in the early summer on the ground that the example of idle seniors is pernicious to the rest of the college...
...answer to all this, the H. A. A. management may very likely say: "That is all very well in theory, but if we abolish this rule and consequently our sole source of revenue, how are track athletics going to be supported?" They may claim that our answer rests on a matter as yet wholly in the air. But surely, if one can read the signs, the time when all the 'varsity teams will be mutually self-supporting is not far off. The graduate treasurer speaks most encouragingly of it; everything points to it. Cannot the Harvard Athletic Association trust...
...race with ordinary bicycles, Harvard gained a few more supporters but not enough to carry the motion. The question of the tug-of-war, like that of the safeties, meant a change in the constitution, and required, therefore, a two-thirds vote. This meant that in order to abolish the tug-of-war the motion would have to be carried by a vote of 8 to 4. The vote was 8 to 4, but in favor of keeping the tug-of-war. The three larger colleges, Yale, Princeton and Harvard, besides Amherst, voted for its abolition...