Word: amendment
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first they make no radical objection, except to the names of athletic instructors being put in the catalogue, assigning as a reason that they are liable to dismissal at any time. The second they would amend so that professional instructors may be appointed subject to the approval of the Director of Physical Education, or of a committee having such matters in charge. Moreover, they seem to be heartily in favor of professional trainers subject to proper supervision. They...
...Senate yesterday the bill to amend the act for repealing discriminating duties on goods produced east of the Cape of Good Hope was passed...
...outsider who is thus causing annoyance in the college, it is high time that the Cambridge police brought the offender to justice. If it is a student, it is to be hoped that the college sentiment in the matter will make itself sufficiently felt to induce him to amend his ways...
Whereas the fiscal year of the Harvard Cooperative begins in February, the board of directors have decided to amend the articles governing the society, as follows: "Freshmen may join the society for the first half of the academic year, and seniors for the last half of the academic year, on the payment of one dollar." It is proposed at the expiration of two weeks, to add this amendment to Article...
...constitution, as it stood, practically declared that unless a man believe the peculiar doctrines laid down in it, he cannot be expected to do the work of a good man, and is, therefore, unfit to be a member of the society. A movement was therefore set on foot to amend the constitution so as to admit men into the society whose character could not be impeached, whose membership the society would have reason to be proud of, but who have the misfortune to differ in opinion with the majority of the members about the truth of certain unessential beliefs...