Word: keeping
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Work on the rink in the Stadium has been begun and as soon as the weather is cold enough it will be flooded. The dimensions of the rink are 180 feet by 80 feet, surrounded by a wooden wall four feet high and a low bank of loam to keep the water from leaking...
...Keep your seats until the game is over. No one will be allowed to stand in the aisles or passage ways while the game is being played. Persons leaving their seats must leave the field...
...keep from moan...
...ability and with the understanding that their chief motive for volunteering was to see the game. They should feel, however, that they owe a duty which must be conscientiously performed before they consider their own inclinations. They should endeavor to seat everyone as promptly as courtesy allows and to keep the aisles free at all times. No matter what arrangements may be made beforehand, the success of the ushering depends upon the co-operation of each individual usher. Without this, supervision is practically worthless...
...city, like a successful business concern, needs an executive committee which shall employ experts to find out its real needs. In the West, many cities are governed by commissions, and the checks of initiative, referendum and recall keep the commission from abusing its powers. But the efficacy of the reform turns on the question, "Can you get better men under government by commissions?" The answer seems to be "yes," for successful business men will consent to serve under this system where they will not be hampered by aldermen and common councillors...