Word: met
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Economic Society of America, which for several years has met in conjunction with the American Historical Society, will hold its meeting this year at Cornell University, Ithaca. Mr. John Graham Brooks '95 will speak on "Some Tendencies in Recent Combinations Which May Prove Dangerous...
Suzerainty was the basis of the English claims, and the arguments before introduced by Princeton on this point had not been met or refuted...
...said that it would be immoral to interfere in internal affairs in South Africa. He asserted that the Boers were independent except for the articles which had been stipulated in the London convention of 1884. However, in 1897, Secretary Chamberlain revived the claim of suzerainty. The Volksraad then met and acquiesced to all of England's demands, provided she would in some way protect her from the harsh conditions of the London convention. The Boers suggested that the suzerainty be dropped. England did not listen to her demands, but requested Kruger to yield unconditionally. Kruger refused and war resulted...
...preliminary plans of the Harvard Union have been prepared in accordance with the suggestions made by a committee which met at Major Higginson's some weeks ago. While these plans embody the ideas of many people interested in the success of the Union, they are subject to change and a description is thought to be of interest, particularly if the graduates and students are willing to write their own ideas for the benefit of the committee...
...this time, any definite system for judging the intercollegiate debates and consequently the judges have often based their decisions on widely varying standards. With a view toward eliminating this unsatisfactory element, the Intercollegiate Debating Association, composed of the presidents of the debating clubs of Harvard, Yale and Princeton, met in New Haven on October 20 and adopted the following instructions for judges...