Word: similarities
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...country. The orchestra, which includes about 40 of the best musicians, affords the pupils of the school an excellent opportunity for having their own compositions played. The faculty has voted a special appropriation of $1 500 for carrying out these plans. Hereafter certificates of proficiency in music, similar to academic diplomas, will probably be given to graduates of this department...
...Winking at filibustering and shipments of arms should not be countenanced.- (a) Constant care of our government has been against this: Wharton's Digest, I. p. 386.- (b) Unjust to Spain.- (1) We are at peace with her.- (c) Establishes a dangerous precedent.- (1) Similar expeditions against friendly powers would be encouraged.- (d) Such expeditions are contrary to our own law: Revised Statutes U. S. 5281-5291.- (e) Contrary to International Law: R. H. Dana, Wheaton's Int. Law, 536n...
Invitations have been issued by the St. Paul's Society for a reception to be held in the rooms of the Colonial Club, Quincy street, on the evening of Oct. 30. A similar reception given about this time last year was a decided success, and the present occasion promises to be even more complete and enjoyable than the former. Bishop Lawrence, Dr. Donald, Dean Hodges, Rev. Wm. B. King, Rev. Charles Perry, and Rev. Edward Abbott will be present of the clergy, Professors Shaler, de Sumichrast, Morgan, Wendell, and others of the University, and several prominent laymen of Boston...
...committee on intercollegiate debates has made arrangements to have the Yale-Princeton debate here on December sixth. The question selected by Princeton is: "Resolved, That it would be wise to establish in respect of all state legislation of a general character a system of referendum similar to that established in Switzerland." Yale will have the choice of sides. Two men on each side will have five minutes each for rebuttal. The negotiations for a Harvard-Princeton debate are well under...
...constitution used by last year's club was adopted in whole, and a set of by-laws was adopted, similar to those of last year. The subject for debate was: Resolved, that more class spirit would be beneficial to the best interests of Harvard College." The principal disputants were: affirmative-G. A. Goodridge and J. H. Coopley; negative-H. W. Adams and F. C. Sutro. The debate was decided in favor of the negative. A number of men then spoke from the floor. The speakers as a rule, showed considerable ease and fluency, and the prospects for good debating seem...