Word: ownership
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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This regime of individualistic ownership under which we are living was preceded by a community of ownership where even food was apportioned out per capita. This system was finally broken up through the working of forces which led to the exaltation of individuals through military precedence, and out of this grew the fendal system of land ownership with the subletting of land to retainers. Then came the centralization of property in the hands of the king - the syllogism being adopted "The land is the state's - the king is the state - hence the land is the king...
...last the communistic ownership of property gave way owing to the vigor of enterprise which characterizes modern life. Men saw that the problems of the race could never be worked out or worthy attainments in art an the sciences be reached under that regime. Personal ownership of land and the right to its yieldings became an immense stimulus to effort...
...second edition of the songs of Harvard is the same as the first, with the exception of the omission of the song "Every Day '11 be Sunday." The printing of the song was under a misapprehension as to its ownership. Although an attempt was made to retain the song by a settlement, the attempt failed through the cupidity of the owners. The action of the firm concerned is certainly questionable, and has been widely censured...
...long connection of Professor Dunbar with the Boston Advertiser, as well as the strong support which Harvard and Harvard men have given to this paper, renders an apology unnecessary for reference on our part to the present change in management and ownership. Henry Cabot Lodge, well known to us as a Harvard graduate and former instructor, as well as a politician and writer, has purchased a large interest in the Advertiser, and will hence-forth, presumedly, have much to do in shaping its policy. We can but congratulate Professor Dunbar as he retires, and the college at large...
There seems to be a misunderstanding prevalent here at college in regard to the inter-collegiate, or Mott Haven cup. According to the rules of the inter-collegiate convention governing the disposal of the cup, no college can obtain undisputed ownership of the cup unless the association breaks up. In this case, the cup goes to the college whose name appears most frequently upon it as winners; in case of ties, to the college whose name appears most frequently in ties. Under these conditions this cup must be competed for annually, as long as the association exists, and can never...