Word: maintain
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...attention of men is again called to the trial debate tonight to elect speakers for the debate with Yale. It is absolutely necessary if Harvard is to maintain her enviable reputation in debating that every man in the University who has had any experience in speaking should come out. The debate will be held in Sever 11 at 7.30. Speeches will be limited to five minutes...
...seems to be an to a tendency among a certain class of men to regard the athlete who represents his college very much as though he were a sort of gladiator; he is criticised as freely and blamed as harshly if in his best endeavors he prove unsuccessful. We maintain that in such matters no man who has not at least done what he is capable of, has a right to sit idly by and criticise the rest...
...freshmen outclassed Hopkinson yesterday afternoon on Soldier's Field, and found no trouble in rolling up a score of 24. Hopkinson had a light team and could not maintain an interference. They tackled high and were easily blocked off. Their only gains were made by clever plunges through '98's centre...
...controversy over the disposition of Jarvis Field is complicated to an extreme. The baseball men maintain, in brief, that to give Jarvis entirely to tennis means, considering this year only, that all decent practice-ground will be taken from the class nines, and, considering future years, that the nine will be put two weeks back of Yale and Princeton in out-of-door practice. Moreover Mr. White, the graduate athletic manager, is willing to take the responsibility of vouchsafing fifteen additional courts on Holmes and Jarvis without disturbance to the diamonds...
possible for the majority to maintain a quorum from its own members. (b) Unless a quorum can be obtained from the minority there can be no legislation which is opposed by the minority party. (c) A quorum cannot be provided from the minority by fining members who refuse to vote: for: 1. The House cannot waste more time in disciplining members. 2. The House cannot delegate to the Speaker the power to punish members. (d) There is no other alternative...