Word: order
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...republican party, yet he cannot overthrow the republic. In case of a conservative victory, Pres. Carnot would probably appoint a cabinet from the conservatives in the senate. These men are more moderate than the deputies. They will teach wisdom to their party, and will delay violent changes in order to win in the senate elections...
...woman who cannot obtain a divorce in one state has only to remove to some other state where the laws will suit the case in hand. Many attempts have been made to prevent this, but they are unsuccessful in lessening the evil, as the laws are constantly distorted in order to be made applicable to almost any case. Where there are so many laws, there must be one which is superior to all the others, and it is our duty to find that one and to live under...
...should make the announcement of the establishment of such a class as I propose, it would undoubtedly call out men who have no intention of entering in the feather-weight contests. To have this plan a success, the announcement should be made in the near future, in order that the men may have an opportunity of training, which is an essential part of the duties of a successful sparrer...
...Aristotle. The simplicity of the Greek plays, and the few possible changes of scene, rendered extremely difficult by the fact that there was no curtain, limited the Greek dramatists to one place. These conditions also rendered the unity of time necessary, as the events must follow in consecutive order. Aristotle remarks that this unity is only a characteristic of dramatic art, distinguishing it from epic poetry, which had no such limit...
...order to elevate the standard of college entrance examinations, fourteen New England colleges (including Harvard and Yale) have now joined the Commission on Admission Examinations. The commission, which will comprise one faculty member from each college, has still another object in view-the establishment of a system by which the requirements for admission will be more uniform than they are at present. The need of which has been felt by many young men who have been compelled to go to preparatory schools which made a specialty of fitting for some college other than the one they wished to enter. Thus...