Word: effective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...delegates. Secondly, the classes would be represented according to their seniority; for the offices of the athletic organizations and the positions on the several papers are mostly held by upper-class men. This is an important consideration, for there is need of experience in college matters, in order to effect an intelligent discussion of the topic which is brought to the attention of the committee. And yet by giving each class two delegates, no class would be entirely without representation. Thirdly, a committee chosen under this plan would have many of the advantages of a permanent deliberative body...
...News reprints our item to the effect that Ross, the athlete, is fitting for college, with the added information that he is coming to Harvard...
...successful co-operation by faculty and college students has recently come to our notice. Princeton was the scene of this happy occurrence. For many years the students have suffered under a ranking system which found little favor in any quarter. Even the faculty would have been glad to effect a change, had any suggested itself to them. As they did nothing, the students began to move in the matter. Seeing that the cause was a good one, the faculty had a conference with members of the upper classes. The result was very satisfactory, and a committee of undergraduates was selected...
...while the progress has been slow and the innovation has been made carefully, yet the progress is substantial and the changes are practical. The new constitution lays stress upon the formation of a university crew and it is the intention of the association to carry this article into effect. Financial arrangements are being perfected and already give assurance of success. It is certainly commendable to place this branch of our athletics on a firm footing, and when our alumni see that men in college are enthusiastic and mean business, then they will surely contribute their substantial...
...that the students at Michigan were subjected to the same system of exorbitant charges which formerly prevailed at Cambridge, and that, inspired by the success of co-operation, as shown by the great reduction in prices secured by our society, they determined to found one of their own. The effect of this action was immediate. The local tradesmen who had formerly kept prices up to a most unfair standard by their concerted action, were compelled to make immediate reductions. In fact, the leading book-sellers advertised the works required by students at a drop of nearly 30 per cent. from...