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Finally the landowners found this system very disadvantageous, for the landlord's share continually increased while the owner's decreased. The land was hired out to intermediaries, who exacted heavy rent, thus forcing it to support three masters. This led to a constant abandoning and recolonization, so that land, good for cultivation, became a luxury, and since the sixteenth century, intensive cultivation has been going on rapidly...
...more important functions of the local governments into the hands of business commissions, and this principle of commissions is capable of being further widened to include local administration. This is essentially a business enterprise, and there is no reason why the form of government, which experience has found most efficient for business enterprises, the board of directors, should not serve equally well for cities. If one should say that this is impossible and Utopian, it may be pointed out that it has already been done. In Galveston, the government of the city was placed in the hands of a commission...
...present location in the basement to better-lighted and more commodious quarters upstairs. Some alterations in the interior arrangements of the building may be rendered advisable in connection with this expansion and these are now under consideration by a committee of the Board. Any such changes as may be found necessary will probably be made during the summer vacation...
...Columbian time in America. In recent years Dr. Tozzer, as well as other archeologists, has given much time to exploration and study of the ruins, and of the state of civilization they record. The Peabody Museum possesses large collections from Yucatan, and many models or the ruins found there as well as numerous photographs will be shown by Dr. Tozzer. The present inhabitants of Yucatan, the Lacondones, a tribe which Dr. Tozzer has studied with particular care, have sadly deteriorated since they produced such wonderful structures. Various interesting discoveries which have been made from excavations will also be outlined...
...basketball team defeated Andover in the Gymnasium last night in a one-sided game by the score of 33 to 5. At no time was Andover able to break away from the University team's defense; and Harvard's offense, which was a decided improvement over last week's, found no difficulty in scoring. Andover's only goal from the floor was made by Thompson early in the first half. The University team played well throughout, especially in covering their opponents. Amberg and Brooks played hard and fast, and were very accurate in shooting...