Word: controlled
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...master shall be appointed by the Harvard Athletic Association, before each meeting. He shall carry a whistle or horn, and shall control the actions of the pack by the following signals: by blowing once to stop, and twice...
...socialist would abolish the despotism of capital and establish absolute control by the state. The anarchists would push the ideas of the socialists to their greatest logical conclusions. Having escaped from the despotism of capital, they say let us escape from the despotism of state control also. Their ideal would be unrestrained individualism...
...Proper election would improve the character of the Senate: - (a) At present able Senators are obliged to resort to jobbery to reelection; e. g. Sherman of Ohio in 1891. (b) Popular election would stop this jobbery by removing election from control of the machine...
...effect of this upon the athlete is very discouraging. He dares not over exert himself, and is in a continuous state of nervousness, which materially lessens the physical exertion, of which he would otherwise be capable, and it is well-known that courage and self-control are of the first importance to the success of the contestant...
...Class-day are due to an attempt by the Overseers, beginning in 1754, to improve the elocution of the students by requiring the public recitation of dialogues, translated from Latin into English; for Class-day was then less a Senior's day than now, and was chiefly under the control of the college authorities. This very likely suggested the idea to the undergraduates and created among them an ambition for further displays of oratory...