Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...case there may still be some men who for any reason have failed to sign the blue book, but who may wish to attend the dinner, the committee has decided to keep the book open until 12 o'clock today. Absolutely no one will be admitted to the dinner without a ticket, so all who wish to be present must sign before noon today...
...work in New York. The subject of the talk has been announced as "Playing Football for Harvard," but Mr. Roosevelt is going to talk of the "Harvard Spirit" in athletics. The Yale spirit has become almost a bye word, but one seldom hears of the Harvard spirit. The reason for the suddenness of the announcement of this, the last of the football talks, is that Thursday is the only time that he can get away from his work. The talk is to be given in Sanders Theatre and will be open to every member of the Univerfity...
...purify municipal politics.- (a) Married women almost without exception, would vote as their husbands voted: Bib. Sac., Vol. 50, p. 331.- (b) Unmarried women would be likely to vote less wisely than men. For (1) Women are more bitterly partisan, and would be moved more by sympathies than by reason: Forum, XVII, 409.- (2) In Kansas, the elections result less wisely than before women had the suffrage: Nat. Vol. 44, p. 310.- (c) The better class of women would not go to the polls.- (d) The lower classes, under the influence of their husbands and vile politicians, would use their...
...municipal franchise were extended to women, the entire immoral female element would vote with the corrupt men, has no weight.- (1) Unless the bad equal or outnumber the good, a gain would still be made.- (2) The immoral class of women is a criminal class.- (x) By reason of the occupation.- (y) Through influence of surroundings and associates.- (3) As a criminal class, few would dare to register.- (x) Name and occupation at least must be given.- (y) Such information would bring the woman more easily within the grasp of the law.- (z) It is shown by the fact that...
...reason that the result of this debate is unusually gratifying is that an extraordinary interest in debating has been developed this year at Princeton. Chagrined al the defeat her representatives met at the hands of Harvard last year, Princeton has this year been making the most strenuous efforts to win the debate, and her speakers were trained with the utmost care. In spite of all this Harvard is again victorious, and her record is still unblemished. We are justly proud of our debaters...