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...that the men who are now leaving the Association when it needs, for a time, the support and help of every member, realize its character and its history. Surely the members would not see the Association broken up, as it might be if this dropping out continued. It would mean years of splendid effort wasted and the University deprived of a useful institution, merely through unwillingness to help out by bearing for a short time somewhat heavier charges. It would be difficult to believe that the present members of the University would fall behind those who have gone before...
...question for debate was: "Resolved, That it would be for the best interest of New York City to own its street railway system; the term street railway system being taken to mean elevated, surface, and subway lines." Harvard supported the affirmative from choice, and Yale the negative...
...profit. The service is utterly inadequate, and unnecessarily so. The companies are deriving an extortionate profit, and they constitute a prolific source of political corruption. We can expect no relief from competition because there is no chance for competition. Regulation has invariably proved an inadequate remedy. Municipal ownership will mean a better and a cheaper service for the people because the system will be operated in the public interest. It will mean a paying investment to the city because the street railways are tremendously profitable. It will diminish political corruption by removing the chief cause of corruption, and the city...
Finally, "the sportsman may take pride in his success, but this does not mean conceit...
...Watertown. There will be 17 1-2 miles of shore-line, nearly all of which will be devoted to park purposes, the land having been purchased by the Metropolitan Park Commission and the City of Cambridge. The level of the basin will be about 2 feet below the present mean high tide level. Part of the engineering scheme for the construction of the dam provides for a temporary shut-off which will establish the level of the basin at about the same level as the permanent structure. The terms of the contract call for the completion of this shut...