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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...itself naturally into two parts, its form and its work. The American form of government has not been altogether successful and to remedy this some interesting experiments in municipal government have been made, and many suggestions have been offered. One of these is that the city should be run like a private corporation, but the objection to this is that in a corporation all the members are stockholders whereas many individuals own no property in the municipality and so do not take an interest...
...mayor of Cambridge during the past three years enables him to speak with a knowledge of the subject that experience alone can give. Beyond this, the fact that the citizens of Cambridge are conspicuous for putting in office men who are qualified to give the city an efficient, business-like administration, makes it certain that Mayor Bancroft's address will be well worth hearing...
...University who have definite views on the subject, whose opinions would be of great assistance to the committee in their work of canvassing student opinion. Such men should not hesitate to write briefly what they think. For the benefit of the large number of men who would like simply to say that they are in favor of the plan, blue-books will be placed tomorrow morning at Memorial Hall, the Foxcroft Club, and Leavitt and Peirce's, and one will be in the CRIMSON office this evening...
...interesting to note the sentiment of the undergraduate body as it has been expressed by the presidents of the respective classes in the present issue of the Monthly. As far as can be judged by their messages, the undergraduate attitude toward the proposed university club is something like this: "If the club could be established in might do something towards making men feel that they had something more in common with each other; but whether the University Club can be established or not is doubtful, and even if it can be established, yet it is a question whether it would...
...exceptionally good captain. He has rowed on two winning 'varsity crews and his experience will be of great value to the present crew. The rowing material is unusually good. Langford, Crose, Longacre and Beard are still eligible, to say nothing of the three substitutes of last year. Yale would like to have the race come off the first of September. This would compel both crews to keep in training all summer. It is believed, however, that the English crew will be willing to do this for the sake of meeting Yale...