Word: maining
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stand. Among the crowd were about a dozen Harvard men as well as Hill and Scott of Princeton, who came to study the tactics of the Yale speakers. The rebuttal work of both teams was far above the average. President Hadley, who presided, said it stood unrivalled. In the main speeches the Harvard men took occasion to rebut more than did the Yale representatives. But the Yale men in the regular rebuttal speeches had a slight advantage. This was the first debate in which Yale has departed from her policy of having three set opening speeches. The forms...
...Congress has power to legislate outside our boundaries where the constitutional limitations do not apply. The main question is, how long may we legislate for Porto Rico in its present political status? This, like the question as to how long we may hold New Mexico and Alaska as territories must be settled on the ground of pure legislative expediency. Considering the best interest of Porto Rico it is inexpedient to make the island a part of the United States...
...class will assemble at Utica, N. Y., on July 5 for work in the vicinity of Utica and Catskill, two weeks being devoted to each of these regions. The main object of the work in Central New York is the study of the New York palaezoic formations. The succession of rocks will be studied, thickness measured, and the characteristic fossils collected. Training will be given in mapping and in collecting rocks and fossils. The Appalachian structure which is here seen affords additional problems for interpretation and more exact practice in mapping. There will be opportunity for study of a variety...
...meet this strain the boy must in some way be prepared; the school and the college must co-operate to lessen the violence of the transition. The main object of both school and college is the same-to establish character and to make that character more efficient through knowledge and mental discipline. The transition, then, should be merely the continuation in a wider field of a gradual growth already well started, There should be continuity of steadying, stimulating influences. At present, the only continuous influence of much force is athletics; but athletics, however open to criticisms for over-prominence...
...Boston Elevated Railroad Company has definitely decided to begin work on the Cambridge section of its elevated line in the spring of 1901. The route, though not fully determined, will probably be as follows: From the new subway out by Cambridge St., across the West Boston Bridge, along Main St., through private property to Green St., which runs parallel to Massachusetts Ave., and then to Brattle square by way of Mount Auburn St. According to present plans there will only be two stations in Cambridge and in this case the running time between Brattle Square and Scollay Square will...