Word: puts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...regard to municipal statistics, Major Darwin said that the interest on municipally governed enterprises in England rises only to about four per cent of the original value, and that municipal owners put aside only about one-fifth of the gain, which is not enough. Cities which manage their own street railways, get a lower return on their money than if the railways were rented out, the profit being eight-tenths per cent, in the former case and two per cent. in the latter...
...University baseball team had a snappy practice yesterday on the regular diamond. The rest which the squad was given the day before seemed to put lots of life into the men and the warm weather, too, helped considerably to produce fast ball. Briggs was out for the first time since the Southern trip and took light work, but Leonard did not report, preferring to take no chances with his strained tendon. They will probably both be in the line-up on Saturday against Dartmouth...
...practice began only last Tuesday, little opportunity has been offered to pick the regular team from an unusually large number of candidates. The men, whose names appear in the batting order below, will not play the entire game, but many substitutes will be put...
Professor Vinogradoff traced the evolution of compromise from self-help, and mentioned its advantages over self-help. He said that compromise comes when revenge is put aside. In cases of compromise, one has to deal with larger forces than the individual. Compromise is obtained by means of the trial, which may be conducted according to the laws of combat, by oath, or by arbitration. In a trial by combat, the opponents settle their differences in the court room. If they happen to be of different sexes, the man is hampered by bonds. In a trial by oaths, the oaths were...
...next in the series of small Sophomore dinners, being held in the Trophy Room of the Union about every two weeks, will be held on Monday, May 6, at 6.30 o'clock. A limited number of tickets at $1 a piece will be put on sale at Leavitt & Peirce's until Saturday morning, May 4, and all those who have not yet attended one of these dinners are urged to buy them. It is probable that some prominent graduate will speak...