Word: effecting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Parker's mind the duty of a lawyer is not to his client at the expense of the courts or of justice, of which the courts are but the visible symbol; but he must at all times have in view the rights of his case, its effect on others, and the precedent which a decision inevitably establishes. The temptation of a man just entering the field of law is to accept the first opportunity presented, but he has no right to "win a position by the payment of a price which he will ever afterwards regret...
Discussion of important political affairs by undergraduates is well worth while, but taking a straw ballot which will effect absolutely nothing upon a question which cannot possibly become an issue is a waste of time. It is very laudable for the Political Club to be so ambitious to stir up some question of general interest, but it must have forgotten its sense of propriety in presuming to call the present administration of the United States to account. The recasting of the question makes it only slightly less offensive, and does not remove one of the most serious objections to advertising...
BUSSEY SEMINAR. "The Effect of Castration in Insects." Professor Wheeler, Bussey Institution...
...fact that he will see a large number of men at close range and will have the opportunity to pick out those whom he wishes to know without being obliged to rub too closely against those for whom he has no sympathy. It would also have the effect of shortening the time taken in developing the Freshman into the man, by giving him the chance to mix with a great number of his kind. By throwing every one together the new system will give the shy, diffident men a much better chance to come in contact with University life...
...work of the committee so far, then, appears to be well considered and practical, and the suggestions for further changes sound plausible. The committee is right in taking plenty of time to consider carefully each change and its effect, and the present development indicate that the final regulations will prove satisfactory...