Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...would endanger our republican form of government. (1). It would lead to one of two things: (x) the development of a governing class, or (y) a strong, one-man government. (a.) In seeking several terms, the President must trust more and more either to the help of bosses and machines or to the love of the people. (b.) In the first the tendency is toward the stealing of the people's power by one class: in the second, the people transfer their power to a popular idol. (Bryce p. 69.) (2.) Frequent change of President is essential to a republican...
...suggested in an editorial in yesterday morning's CRIMSON that if class dinners were held annually, from the entrance of a class into college until its graduation, instead of once in the Junior year, as now, they might help to do away with the unnatural and unnecessary divisions and disunion which exist in our social life. The Junior dinners have always been very successful in uniting the various separated groups and individuals in the class in an informal meeting, which has done a great deal to make the members of the class acquainted with each other, to acquaint the class...
Ninety-nine (be it said to the credit of the then Freshman class) started, last spring, a movement toward a new era of thorough good-feeling, and Ninety-six did all it could in its short time to help along the movement. Ninety-seven, as the Senior class, now has an important duty to perform...
...grasp on the the points at issue, but enables one to present them more clearly to his fellows. One is liable, at any time, to be called on to defend this or that line of policy in national affairs. A little former practice in public debate is a great help to such a person for clearness of exposition and directness of argument. There are three debating clubs in the University that offer such opportunities...
...give silver such an overwhelming defeat that the question will not again be made a national issue, all sound money votes should be cast for the Republican candidate.- A. The votes cast for Palmer would not help defeat Bryan.- (1) Palmer has no chance of election. (Harper's Weekly, August 8, 1896. (2)-McKinley would be weakened by the votes cast for Palmer. (Public Opinion, September...