Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Permanent arrangements would prevent the great amount of diplomacy that is so injurious to intercollegiate athletics.- (a) With the present system "enough diplomacy is used to secure an extradition treaty with Great Britain:" A. B. Hart, Studies in American Education, p. 136.- (b) This diplomacy creates a scheming and uncandid spirit.- (c) Wastes the time of Athletic Committee.- (d) Arouses profitless interest among the students.- (e) Causes continual newspaper noteriety...
...High protective duties are bad economically.- (a) Waste capital and labor: Cairnes, Leading Principles, Pt. III, ch. 4, pp. 394 sq.- (1) Prevent best utilization of natural resources.- (b) Hurt manufacturers by raising the price of raw materials: Ibid. p. 402; Petition of Iron and Steel Industries for free iron ore and free coal; N. Am. Rev. Vol. 159. pp. 650, 651.- (c) Injure the 'morale of industry': Cairnes, pp. 402, 403, Pol. Sci. Q. VI. pp. 611, 612.- (1) "Cause manufacturers to rely on legislation more than on their own economy and skill."- (d) Foster trusts and monopolies...
...gave an opportunity of estimating our probable strength against Harvard. The prospect is very much improved. Upon petition of the student body the faculty decided to allow the cane spree to take place at night as was the custom some years ago, the seniors and juniors pledging themselves to prevent any objectionable features on account of which it was abolished. The annual fall handicap games took place on Oct 21. On account of the strong wind on that day the events were rather slow, especially the long runs. Goldthwaite '99, broke the freshman quarter mile record, running...
...Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the university, and was built after plans of his own. The mayor telegraphed to neighboring cities for assistance. Richmond, Lynchburg and Staunton responded promptly. Under the supervision of Professor Echols the corps of students made strenuous endeavors by the use of dynamite to prevent the spread of the fire to the rotunda. So massive was the structure leading to the rotunda that the dynamite made little impression. On each side of the portico were massive pillars of Italian marble, which were carved in Italy at a great cost for Mr. Jefferson. These could...
...competing lines: Select Senate Comm. Rept. on Inter-State Commerce, Evidence, pp. 888, 1295, 127.- (c) Pools tend to increase the frequency and violence of Railway wars: Hudson, p. 232.- (i) Weak companies resort to wars to secure the privileges of combination.- (ii) Strong companies resort to war to prevent honest competition.- (d) Legalized pooling would be a special danger.- (i) The anomalous combination of corporations which could be brought together by legalized pooling would have more power over commerce than the Congress of the United States.- (ii) From this unrestrained control of business interests dangerous abuses would spring...