Word: acte
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...debate this evening Professors Briggs and Taussig and Dr. Curry will act as judges. The subject is the one which will be debated at New Haven, when Harvard will have the affirmative: Resolved, "That immigration to the United States should be restricted...
...company of Sheffield Scientific School seniors under Lieutenant Totten has now been drilling for two weeks as a part of the course in military science. The company has been organized and the following men have been appointed to act as officers upon examination...
Professors Briggs and Taussig and Dr. Curry will act as judges. All members of the University are urged to attend and to speak...
...advantages of concentrating the power in the power in the mayor is that the man whom the people hold responsible would be able to act. For the last six years nearly one-half of the confirming board have been corruptible. Such a statement would be vastly too strong to apply to the average of the mayor. Therefore the appointments would be much better, if the mayor were not subject to a confirming board. The mayor's responsibility is much greater than that of the board of aldermen, for there is not one man in a thousand who would ever think...
There are serious objections, both practical and theoretical, to granting the mayor the principal power. The want of publicity of his actions would be one trouble. But this could be remedied by passing an act permitting any one to inspect the proceedings of the government. It is probably not wise to go very far at present. The change would be too great. Reforms must be brought about gradually. Nevertheless, some changes should be made now. The mayor should be given absolute direction of appointments and approvals and the executive department of the government The common council should devote itself...