Word: government
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Scribner's Magazine" for March will contain a vigorous and thoughtful paper from the pen of Prof. William James, with the title, "What is an Instinct?" in which he discusses especially the instincts of man, their nature and the laws which govern them...
...Schleier of Constance, becoming convinced of the commercial necessity of a language to be spoken by all nations, invented Volapuk, the etymology of which is based on French, German and Latin. There is but one declension, one conjugation, no article, no grade; and all prepositions govern the accusative. The conjugation of verbs is somewhat elaborate, but it is without exceptions. Volapuk has already been adopted in various parts of Australia, Syria, Germany and America. In Paris it is taught in thirteen institutions, and there are five newspapers published in it. We are quite prepared to believe the statement of Volapuk...
...much impropriety, I may say with how much indecency, some Harvard men can act. There is a certain crowd of freshmen at Memorial, consisting of two adjoining tables, who, in spite of their sojourn of four months among us, do not seem to have found out the rules which govern us all here. They all appear to be gentlemen, and would doubtedless resent any imputation to the contrary; but on entering Memorial they cast aside all the conventional rules of society, and proceed to enjoy themselves in their own way, utterly regardless of the feelings of those in the immediate...
About thirty men assembled last evening in Sever 11 in response to the call published in yesterday's issue. Mr. Taussig took the chair on motion of Mr. Cohn. On a motion that a committee of five draft rules to govern the society, the chairman to be the presiding officer, Mr. Taussig appointed the following gentlemen to serve: Messrs. Garrison, chairman, A. C. Coolidge, Thoron, Kalopothakes and Prof. Cohn. Mr. Garrison took the chair. It was voted that meetings be held once in two weeks, the next to be held at the call of the committee who are to decide...
...CRIMSON congratulates itself upon having initiated a custom which bids fair to become permanent. Last year the "amateur championship" in base-ball was instituted, and for the first time in the history of the college definite regulations were drawn up to govern the contest. Although the whole affair was started as an experiment, it met with marked success, and the Base-Ball Association has recognized the value of the training obtained, having modelled the series of this year upon the lines of that instituted by the CRIMSON last spring. The fact that such a contest was needed is shown pretty...