Word: rid
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...treaty practically gave no suzerainty to England; it only enlarged the powers of self-government in the Transvaal: therefore Harvard's argument that suzerainty goes with self-government, falls through. The deputation that went to London in 1884 from the Transvaal went with the avowed purpose of getting rid of suzerainty; and the English have sanctioned this idea in the minds of the Boers for the last thirteen years. The policy of the Transvaal, bad as it is made out by the affirmative to be, has not endangered the interests of the English in South Africa. Mr. Bryce states that...
...turned over to the President and Fellows of Yale. The New York graduates have agreed to raise $8000, the amount necessary to pay off the debt on the Yale field, so that it can be transferred free of debt. This transfer of property was made in order to get rid of the existing friction between undergraduate managers, and also to lesson expenses by placing all the various managers' departments under charge of a single graduate secretary and a treasurer. To the latter position, Walter Camp '80, has been appointed. The system of undergraduate managers will still be kept...
...press his suit for Manon. Granger is opposed to him, and in order to get him out of the way, declares that La Trenblaye has already been accepted as Manon's future husband. Mr. Granger turns to his own love affairs. Charlot, being an inconvenient rival, must be got rid of, and is therefore sent off to Venice. He starts with his servant, ostensibly on his journey to Venice, leaving Granger to prepare for an interview with Genevote. Another suitor for Manon's hand comes in at this juncture, but is quickly disposed of on account of his poverty. Granger...
...hits-Burgess 2, Street, Doughty. Stolen bases-Rand 2, Burgess 2, Haughton 3, Lynch (by Fitz), McCornick, Reid, Morse, Doughty, Russel. First base on balls-off Morse, Ross, Russell, off Plunkett, Laughlin, Rand, off Jansen, Laughlin, Rand, Burgess, Lynch, Cozzens. Struck out-by Plunkett, McCornick, by Jansen, McCornick, Clark, Rid, by Morse, Street 2, Risley, Ross 3, Lydecker, Seaver, Plunkett. Double plays-Plunkett, Risley and Ross. Passed balls-Ross. Wild pitches-Plunkett 2. Hit by pitched ball-Risley, Rand, Clark. Time-2h. 30m. Umpire-O'Rourke of Hartford...
Since we must have remodeled exercises, would it not be just as well to get rid of the other objection by selecting some location large enough to carry them out satisfactorily...