Word: rule
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...these rules the third seems more complicated than is necessary and the following change is suggested: "In other years the president then in office shall call a meeting in the first week of November for the purpose of electing a nominating committee of ten. At this meeting nominations for the committee may be made to the number of twenty, and a ballot then cast, the ten men receiving the highest number of votes to constitute the committee." It is also suggested that rule four be changed as follows: "The committee so elected shall nominate within one week at least...
...chance of an independent candidate to gain an election independent of all party, for non-partisan government does not work in this country, it being one of the prices of government under our constitution that political parties must do the work of government. An exception to this rule, however, is the case of municipal politics, which should be separated as far as possible from national party influence. The position of an independent voter is thus a negative rather than a positive influence...
...Puritanic reform: first, that partisanship should be maintained and strengthened in municipal politics,--always assuming that partisanship mean not service of party as an end, but the holding of party as a means to carry out policies for the general good; second, that municipal government should be a rule of order and liberty, rather than of order and constraint. There should be two parties in municipal politics: on one hand, the firm party in power, on the other, an eager party of criticism. And the government should give the maximum of order, but all liberty consistent with order and with...
...over last year of 14 in the department of Arts and Sciences, and of 53 in the professional schools. In the total number of persons in any way connected with the University there is a gain of 466. The decrease in the Medical School enrolment is due to the rule, which came into force in 1901, requiring that all candidates for admission be holders of the A.B. degree. This rule will probably continue to decrease the enrolment for another year; but after that the number should remain fairly steady, and eventually should increase. The great increase...
...rules relating to admission, there is one change and an addition. The change is a slight one in an entrance requirement in elementary Latin, which will be optional in 1905 and compulsory in 1906. The addition is in regard to the admission of students from other colleges: the old rule still holds, allowing students who have completed two years at another college to enter the class for which the committee on admission thinks them fit; but in addition, a student who has satisfactorily completed one year in another college may be admitted as a special student for one year...