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...subject of caucus reform, he said, however narrow and small it may seem on the surface, is in reality one which involves the fundamental principles of democracy and individualism. Although in theory the equality of all men is still firmly maintained, nevertheless in practical politics means have always been found to prevent the individual voter from exercising his full sway. One of these devices, nomination by a convention made up of delegates from the caucus, throws the power of the caucus directly into the hands of the "machine" which with its active interest in politics, can as a rule, easily...
Appleton Chapel, 7.30 p. m. Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D.D., of Boston. Rev. Professor G. F. Moore, D.D., will conduct morning prayers from January 12 to January 14. Rev. Professor Francis Brown, D.D., will conduct morning prayers from January 15 to January 22. Dr. Moore may be found at Wadsworth House 1 from 9 till...
...exhibition may be mentioned a choirscreen from St. Michael's church, Hildesheim, twelfth century, presented to the Museum by Arthur P. Schmidt of Boston; baptismal font from the Cathedral at Hildesheim, twelfth century; model of a boat dating from the fifth century, the original of which was found in the Mydam Moor, and which is now in the Museum at Kiel; the so-called Bernward Column from the Cathedral of Innsbruck, richly carved with scenes from the life of Christ; three cases of bronze plaquettes by Peter Floetua dating from the sixteenth century; the Auerbach collection of plaquettes from...
...Harvard Observatory within the past few years. An exhaustive study of these photographs, which are estimated by Professor Pickering to exceed 100,000 in number, has heretofore been impossible on account of the lack of funds available for the purpose. Many of the photographs are not to be found outside of the University Observatory and on this account are of especial value. The money is to be used in 1903 and Professor Pickering already has a corps of observers at work on the photographs as a result of the gift...
...average number of people at a meal was 99. This average in the first two weeks of December dropped to 70, and the total number served per week dropped from an average of 2085 to 1475. There have been 8 regular waiters all the fall, and they have found no difficulty in looking after all who came. When the proportion of people per meal suddenly dropped from 100 to 70, the Committee decided to cut down the number of waiters from 8 to 6. It happened that the day after the change Sunday, December 14, was particularly full...