Word: questions
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...care of in our cities. Nor did we have in existence the large corporations with limited liability which today are corrupting agencies. The type of our municipal government is one suited to the conditions of sixty years ago and totally unfitted to deal with the problems of today. Our question then is whether by a change in the type of municipal government we can obtain a better management of city affairs...
Before deciding on a definite plan for the selection of assistant managers for University teams, one question must be settled--should an assistant manager be chosen on the basis of competition? As every man in a class should have an equal chance to prove his ability, and as allowing a manager to pick his successor from among his immediate friends is manifestly unfair, competition appears at once the only method to be used...
Having selected a method, the matter of rules for governing is comes up. In my opinion the competition should be in sole charge of the manager of the team in question. The amount of money collected by a candidate should be taken into consideration only as showing the candidate's ability and his desire to work. The actual choice can be made only through the manager's impression of the candidate's ability and general fitness gained by observation of his work and the results obtained. A manager is naturally influenced by the opinion of the captain and the members...
...hoped before this for a final settlement of the phase of the question now uppermost, but it is believed that a general understanding between all parties concerned is necessary to a satisfactory solution. May we not have long to wait! Everyone is anxious to know where affairs are ultimately to stand; but will agree heartily to the proposed conference, if it is to be a means to a speedy, permanent and more satisfactory...
...meeting of the Athletic Committee held last evening it was voted to ask the four class presidents to appoint a committee of undergraduates to confer with the Athletic committee in accordance with the recommendation of the Faculty. Action on the question of abolishing winter sports, now before the Committee, was again postponed in order to give the undergraduates time to present their plans, as the Faculty wished...