Word: effective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...abolition of required mathematics and physics in the Freshman year has had a very depressing effect on the tutoring business; but, notwithstanding this great narrowing of the field, tutoring is a business that thrives to-day, and doubtless it always will thrive...
...dangerous. While England is being terrified by dynamite explosions, some men seized upon the idea that a little sensation of the kind would be interesting here. Accordingly, last week, a large cannon cracker was fired off at midnight in front of Matthews. As this did not produce the desired effect, another one was tied to a door knob in Thayer and went off, scorching the door, and covering the floor with burning wadding. The same day, a gentleman, while pouring coal on his fire was surprised and alarmed by an explosion which scattered his fire to some distance...
...current fashion of expressing, this distinction is unsatisfactory. It does not indicate the true nature of the difference. The real and essential difference is that in Constitutions of the flrst kind all laws are of equal validity. The Queen, Lords and Commons, if they agreed, might legally effect the most radical changes in our constitution. In political systems of the other type, the law of the Constitution is exalted above the ordinary legislature, which can, by itself, effect no change in it whatever ; it is law of a different kind from that made in the ordinary way, because it does...
...when the people are completely masters, and do not value restrictions. The tendency to rigidity will therefore stop, and a larger authority be given the executive. A rigid constitution is an absolute necessity in a federation ; but a semi-international compact of England and her colonies had better be effected by a British Statute. The benefits of a flexible constitution, a more developed common law, temperate habits of compromise, etc., are shared only by the small ruling class ; thus the new voters in England, though teachable, will be ignorant. What is the effect of living under a rigid constitution...
...member join at once, and not longer enjoy benefits which are paid for by others. Some have failed to join the society out of carelessness ; others, contemptible specimens of humanity,-we feel sure they cannot be many in number-have made use of their friends' tickets to effect their own purchases...