Word: cast
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...quote the experience, the following fall, of one of the classes which had been so undividedly in favor of the amendment, from headlines in the Crimson: October 19th, "Hold elections today"--20th, "Elections carried over"--21st, "Remainder of class must ballot today"--22nd, "Fall to cast enough votes"--23rd, "Once more fail to cast enough votes". This same class which had been "unanimously" in favor of the amendment, at its next election, was obliged to ballot on more than one day to poll, the required percentage...
...complete vote in the upperclasses some time ago, we suspected that one term would not suffice to instill in the Freshmen a hearty contempt for polls and elections. But apparently our fears were groundless; since the class of 1925, faithfully following the example of its elders, has cast 449 ballots out of the 522 required for the justly famous sixty per cent...
...Freshman class failed to cast the quota of votes necessary for the election of officers, the voting will be continued in the Standish Hall Common Room this afternoon from 12 until 6 o'clock. According to Article III, Section 10, in the constitution of the three lower classes, 60 percent of more of the members of the class must-vote before an election of class officers is declared valid. Yesterday only 449 men voted whereas 522 are needed to give the desired quota...
...purpose of the change was to cover the deficit and to increase the salaries of the professors. Over eleven hundred votes were cast and a 567-548 majority for the affirmative recorded. While these results are far from conclusive, the heavy voting indicates wide-spread interest. From the vote itself the fact that a majority voted for increased tuition is a sign of idealism at Princeton worthy of its noted graduate and president. But in our opinion the minority-were right--although for different reasons perhaps than those for which they voted. Granted that there are many men in college...
...collection of Lincoln memorials, including photographs, manuscripts, and cartoons is now on exhibition in the Treasure Room of Widener. Included in the collection is a life mask of Lincoln together with a cast of his hands made by Leonard W. Volk, the sculptor. On one hand may plainly be seen a scar gained in the President's rail-splitting days...