Word: presents
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...House were a small body as it used to be, or as the Senate is, there would be time for everybody to be heard and to present all bills that they wished. But there are such a number of bills at this present time, that it has been necessary to make rules giving preference to certain classes of bills; and a Committee on rules is appointed with power to designate the privileged measures. The Speaker of the House is compelled to recognize any man who tries to pass a privileged bill, except on two days of each month, called days...
...time, one thousand million dollars was appropriated, or ten millions a week. We are now passing through a veritable orgy of Extravagance. With an enormous debt, and a large annual defleit, the Ways and Means Committee is now considering the revision of the tariff, and on next Tuesday will present a bill to Congress which, it is hoped, will increase the annual revenue by one hundred millions of dollars...
...Society will present this year for its annual play a musical comedy in two acts entitled "The High Flier." The book and lyrics are by H. B. Sheahan '09 and A. S. Olmsted '09, and the music by A. C. Tilten '10. F. W. Taft '07 will act as coach...
...direction will be reached and judging from past experience, the receipts will continue to grow smaller every year. By abolishing the subscription system, and substituting the blanket ticket and the enlarged football stands, we believe that the total surplus will be as great as, if not greater than, at present, and an exceedingly troublesome and obnoxious system will be done away with...
...general topic for the morning session was "Present Educational Needs." M. L. Perrin, professor in Boston University and superintendent of schools in Wellesley, delivered the first address. He pointed out the lack of home influence on students in the grammar schools and said that they must be worked with individually. Professor W. T. Foster '01 of Bowdoin College emphasized the need of backbone in college administration to prevent standards from being lowered for the sake of larger numbers. H. W. Holmes '03, chairman of the Committee on Educational Progress, then read an abstract from his report...