Word: civillized
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...from Osgood in which he swears that he never received compensation for participating in athletics at either Cornell or Pennsylvania; that he entered the University of Pennsylvania in the scientific department of the college, being persuaded that upon graduation he would have more advantageous opportunities for his life calling-civil engineering-in this city; that he received no pecuniary inducement to enter the University of Pennsylvania and has been promised none. He also swears that he has passed examinations for a full year's work, ending last June...
...school are much more marked this year than ever before. Most important is the fact that the use of the Cambridge Manual Training School workshop has been secured. The result of this is to bring about the complete remodelling and bettering of the mechanical engineering course. The courses in civil engineering have also been extended. They will be under the charge of Professor Hollis, as well as the courses in engineering, mechanics, and strength of materials. The old Pudding building is also being fitted up for use by the Scientific School...
...true remedy for the existing evil of bad nominations is not an abandonment of the caucus system, but in reform. - (a) Civil service reform. - (1) The overthrow of the spoils system will remove the chief incentive to machine management of caucuses: R. H. Dana, Forum. II. 496. - (b) Introduction of state regulation of caucuses: Penn. Monthly, vol. 12, p. 184; Mass. Acts of 1888, chap. 441, Acts of 1889, chap. 413, sec. 3; Acts of 1892, chap. 416. - (c) Education of the voter: Hon. Adin Thayer's speech, Boston Herald...
...Executive Council is a relic of Colonial government: Fiske, Civil Gov't., pp. 161-164; Nation, LII, 251 (Mch. 26. 1891). - (a) The crown governors had been arbitary; - (b) The people feared to put the executive power in the hands...
...Council is an aid to Civil Service Reform. - (a) By often preventing partisan appointments. - (b) By raising the standard of all appointments...