Word: directous
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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QUADRANGULAR BOAT RACE at Poughkeepsie, June 26-Harvard-University of Penn., Cornell-Columbia. The New England Railroad is the direct route to Poughkeepsie. Excursion tickets, Boston to Poughkeepsie and return, good going June 25th and returning until June 27th, at round trip rate of $5.50, may be obtained at ticket offices, 3 Old State House, or station, foot of Summer street, Boston...
...sufferers.- (3) Their entire lives are devoted to their task.- (4) Their enthusiasm is genuine and voluntary.- (x) No one is compelled to join the army.- (y) Any soldier can withdraw at any time.- (5) Obedience is absolute and willing: Booth, pp. 242, 243.- (b) Methods are most direct.- (1) Soldiers come into closest and most intimate contact with those they seek to save.- (x) They visit the poor in their homes, saloons and dens of all kinds.- (y) They entice men into their indoor religious meetings.- (z) They reach them by attractive outdoor religious meetings: Booth...
...public schools. "The pupil is placed purely with reference to where he can get the most good for himself. He works as an individual, progresses as an individual, is promoted as an individual and graduates as an individual," It hardly needs to be pointed out that this is in direct line with the policy adopted by Harvard University in higher education. The lecture is open to the public...
...Princeton competitions. It is expected that the new features of smoking, eating of light refreshments and the comforts of easy chairs and window seats will bring out all the members. The chief aims of the innovation are, however, to strengthen the social side of the meetings, to cultivate the direct and "conversational" style of speaking, and by mutual criticism and suggestion to help each other to prepare for the trials in which the 'varsity debaters are selected. The Forum had three of the six speakers this year and hopes to have more next year, as all of the old debaters...
...does so at the expense of the cities, is untrue.- (1) Compensation will be made to the cities by the great increase of the saloon tax.- (2) The total amount of city taxation will be lessened.- (x) New York city now pays 46 per cent. of the state direct taxes.- (y) Its share of the payment of the liquor tax will be much less: Seth Low in Evening Post, April...