Word: retaining
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Memorial Hall next year, must renew their membership by signing on the book in the Auditor's office before the end of the year. Names not so renewed will be dropped from the membership list. Merely signing on a blank for a club table for next year will not retain membership in the association. The book is now ready for signatures...
...freedom from unintelligent interference in matters of administrative detail at the hands of the Board of Directors. Our Society has not escaped entirely the dangers that beset industrial concerns or trading concerns that are carried on by democratic bodies. Those dangers are: unwillingness to pay the salaries that will retain men of distinguished efficiency; unwillingness to trust the expert; and the belief that the man put into office by accident, or through the activity of an insignificant minority, can intervene intelligently, and is in duty bound to intervene in matters of detail...
...than a day. It is not proposed to have the Directors chosen as before as was stated yesterday. The power of choosing Directors is to be taken away from the members and given to the stockholders. If the stockholders wish, they may dispense with Directors altogether. The members will retain practically no rights under the plan proposed. They will get merely what privileges are conceded to them by the stockholders...
Professor E. C. Pickering of the Observatory has accepted his appointment to the Carnegie Institute at Washington. He will retain his position at the Observatory as his duties in connection with the Carnegie Institute will not necessitate his living in Washington. He is to serve on the advisory committee which will make occasional reports to the Institute...
...held to select the team to represent Harvard. At the first trial, which will be held in Sever 11 on Monday, February 14, at 7 o'clock, any member of the University will be allowed to speak five minutes upon either side of the question, and the judges will retain ten or twelve men for the second trial. This will be held on Thursday, February 20, at 7 o'clock, and will consist of ten minute speeches. Six men will be retained for the final trial, which will be held on Tuesday, February 25, and will be conducted...