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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Mayer '00 was the first speaker for Harvard. He said in part...
...convention at London in 1884 the word "suzerainty" was omitted and thus it became a known fact that the Transvaal was independent. The drafter of the constitution admitted that he had purposely left the word out. In January Lord Chamberlain himself declared the Transvaal a foreign state and said that it would be immoral to interfere in internal affairs in South Africa. He asserted that the Boers were independent except for the articles which had been stipulated in the London convention of 1884. However, in 1897, Secretary Chamberlain revived the claim of suzerainty. The Volksraad then met and acquiesced...
...Hill, the second speaker for Princeton, opened his debate by stating that Bruce had not quoted Weston rightly. Weston had declared that the Transvaal was independent only in internal affairs, whereas Bruce said it was entirely independent. Up to 1884 it was England's policy to prevent the Transvaal from having even a moderate self-government, and after that year the Boers became entirely unaccustomed to independent government. The Jameson raid was the real cause of the present disturbance, which was greatly increased by the pressure of England's claims to suzerainty. If Great Britain had thrown aside these claims...
...Denman Ross '75, in his lecture last night before the Camera Club, spoke on "How design may enter into Photography." He said that one who aspires to become an artist in photography should consider three things: The light and shadows falling upon the picture; the rhythmic relationship existing between its parts; and the central point of balance; by observing these principles, harmony and symmetry will be introduced into the design, and the picture will be made consistent with nature...
Mayor Josiah Quincy spoke last night in the Fogg Museum on "Boston Municipal Improvements." He said in part: $2,500,000 is appropriated annually for the education of children in Boston, and only $77,000 for their physical development. It is an open question whether the fund for education should not be lowered and the recreation fund increased. As a paying investment, it is advisable to consider whether a greater amount expended on public baths and recreation grounds will not result in a more than compensating decrease in the size of the appropriation necessary for hospitals and prisons. Thirteen permanent...