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...alternatives are impracticable. (a) The single silver standard is admittedly bad. (b) The multiple standard is difficult of attainment. Taussig, Silver Situation, p. 125. (c) Under national bimetallism the nation cannot be maintained. Laughlin, Hist. of Bimetallism, pp. 5-9. (d) International bimetallism is bad, because (1) Agreement cannot be reached. (2) If made, the agreement could not be maintained. R. Giffen, Pol. Sci. Qu., Sept. '93, p. 412. (3) If made and maintained, prices would rise, and injustice would be done to creditors...
Apparently it is not in any way appreciated by the class that this committee on arrangements is the most important committee elected by the class from its freshman year till the election of Class Day officers. Its duties are many and extremely difficult. It chooses the chairman of the meeting for the election of Class Day officers and attends to all the arrangements for this meeting. It draws up rules governing the election, and most important of all, decides what men are eligible to vote. All of these matters are of the utmost importance and the committee should be chosen...
...course 14 in difficult modern French reading and translation, offered by Professor Bocher, will be given on Monday and Wednesday at 12. This will be a half course, running throughout the year, and may be taken without previous consultation with the instructor...
...they must play far different ball than they played in yesterday's game with the juniors. They were thoroughly outclassed at every point. How in the world they expect to score with four scattered hits, or to prevent their opponents from scoring, when they make ten errors, is difficult to understand. Every man in the infield made one or more errors. The worst feature of all was the base running. A stranger to the game would not have known that any such thing as coaching was allowable. This criticism may sound a little unfair in the face of the praise...
...Pierian Sodality was very wise in its choice of music. None of the pieces were too much beyond his ability. The Grieg selection for strings is a difficult movement for amateur performers, but it was played with a firmness and precision that did not mar its delicacy and well won it an encore. The Dvorak polka was played with good phrasing and finish. In all its selections the Pierian was very successful and played them in a fasihon that shows the result of careful and conscientious training...