Word: favor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...three plans would give the students the much needed hospital service at very reasonable cost. Which of them the students themselves favor the projectors of the Infirmary wish to find out. The CRIMSON, therefore, invites communications on the subject...
...last evening in Sever 11. The subject for debate was: "Resolved, That party allegiance is preferable to independent action in politics." R. H. Crane and G. F. Whitte-more spoke on the affirmative and L. B. Shay and F. P. Bennett, Jr., on the negative. The judges decided in favor of the affirmative. After the regular debate several men spoke from the house. It was expected that A. M. Sayre '98 would criticise the speakers but he was unable to be present on account of illness...
...accession of Charles I marks an important epoch in Virginia. He was desirous of obtaining a monopoly of the Virginian tobacco trade and so in order to gain favor of the colonists did not disturb the House of Burgesses. The assembly met at that time in Jamestown. This first American legislative body also had judicial power and was concerned with everything from questions of constitutional law down to the regulation of the behavior of the people. Several different governors were appointed by the king, when Governor Berkley came in 1642 and ruled for thirty-five years...
...HAVEN, Nov. 30.- At the mass meeting called tonight br the Yale athletic managers to get the opinion and support of the student body in renewing athletic relations with Harvard, the sentiment was almost unanimously in favor of such action...
...meeting was held in A umni Hall, and A. B. Kerr '97, chairman of the Yale News board, presided. When the question was put whether the meeting was in favor of a renewal of athletic contests with Harvard, a motion to that effect was carried, by a vote of 638 to 6. It was announced that the Harvard Athletic Committee had requested that this manner of settling the question be used in order that both college might be equally bound by any arrangements which might be made...