Word: european
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Plaisted, of the affirmative, outlined the importance of having good governments in our cities. He explained the corrupt abuses, and contrasted them with the excellent municipal control in foreign cities. For the negative A. B. Church opened the debate. He pointed out that the good governments of European cities were not the result of the property qualification but of other conditions; namely, continuity of executive expert heads of departments and rigid anti-corruption measures A. N. Holcombe continued the argument for the affirmative and made specific suggestions for the improvement of the evils outlined by the first speaker. A successful...
...Good showed clearly how great the danger of European intervention would really be. His speech was well refuted by P.L. Butler, who showed that the interests of the United States are not at stake, and that we are now forming a dangerous precedent...
...first speech of the evening J.D. Cronin, of the affirmative, outlined the existing conditions in San Domingo and stated the special issue. Intervention is necessary, he said. Shall the United States interfere or allow European powers to do so? He then went on to prove that the present policy of the administration is justifiable because it is fair both to the European powers and to San Domingo. For the negative E.R. Lewis opened the debate. He showed that conditions in San Domingo are not as serious as the affirmative had claimed, that for that reason the United States should hesitate...
...decided that a universal language must conform to the following requirements: It must fulfill the needs of the ordinary intercourse of social life, of commercial communications, and of scientific and philosophic relations. It must be easily acquired by every person of average elementary education, and especially of persons of European civilization. It must not be one of the national languages...
...University of Oxford announces an extension summer meeting, open to all students, English and foreign, to be held at Oxford, England, from August 4 to August 28. Courses will be given in English and European history of the sixteenth century; the literature, painting, architecture, applied arts and music of the Renaissance; also in social economics, the scientific method, education, and English. There will be conferences on educational and social topics of contemporary interest...