Word: directous
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...charge this spring of the rowing, baseball and track athletic interests of the University respectively. Each committee has a faculty member, a graduate member, and an undergraduate member. Some of the members of each committee have been chosen who have never participated in the sports which they are to direct, so that a perfectly unbiased opinion may be had on all questions which may arise. The makeup of the different committees is as follows...
Debate of April 2, 1896.Question: "Resolved, That U. S. Senators Should be Elected by Direct Vote of the people...
...state legislatures.- (A) Indirect election of Senators secures much better men.- (1) Mere popular demagogues cannot secure election by state legislatures.- cf. character of senators and governors.- (B) Corruption, urged as an objction to the present system, would be merely increased by popular election of senators.- (1) Bribing in direct election is as easy as in indirect elctions: (bryce II, 137 seq.).- (2) It is more demoralizing.- (3) The Senators would be elected by the corrupt element of the states.- (a) The cities, where most corruption exists, would have greater influence (Bryce 516-17).- (C) The district system enables...
Debate of April 2, 1896.Question: "Resolved, That U. S. Senators Should be Elected by Direct Vote of the people...
These deliveries will be made by messengers, direct from the different offices, and special delivery mail addressed within these limits will no longer await the despatch from the different offices by mail car, as formerly...