Word: spent
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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There were not enough men out yesterday afternoon to form a second Senior eleven. The first spent an hour or two in hard practice, polishing up old plays and trying some new ones. The men lined up as follows: Pitts l. e., Sleeper l. t., Williams l. g., Fitzgerald c., Scott r. g., Johnson r. t., Rantoul r. e., Garrison q. b., Carret l. h. b., Sanders r. h. b., Hallowell...
...years half the registered voters do not vote in Massachusetts. (b) On the average only 67 per cent. vote in Massachusetts. (c) In representative biennial election states 80 per cent, and over vote. (E. H. Haskell, Biennial Elections, p. 13.) B. They are expensive. (1) $148,000 is spent on a single election. (Mr. Winn, Boston Traveller, Feb. 13.) C. They tend to inefficiency in governement. (1) Governor is hindered in performance of his duties. (2) The Legislature requires too long sessions. (a) The average session is longer than the average of Congress or Parliament. (3) They lead to incompetence...
...objections to annual elections, viz.: expense and trouble, are without weight. (A) Expense is very slight. (1) Only four cents per capita spent by the state on its an ual election. (G) Bradford's speech of Oct. 13, 1896). (B) Trouble is wisely taken (E. E. Hale's Speech at Faneuil Hall, Oct. 23, 1896) Government by the people is founded upon trouble for the people. (a) Educational influence is great. (x) Keeps state issues before the public. (y) "Political judgment grows by exercise." Bridgeman...
...annual reception of the Christian Association was held last evening at the Colonial Club. A large number of men were present. The first part of the evening was spent in an informal reception, during which the Mandolin Club and a double quartette from the Glee Club rendered several selections. later in the evening addresses were made by Professor Thayer, Professor Palmer and Professor James...
...services yesterday and today have been set apart very fittingly to the memory of Professor Josiah Dwight Whitney and Professor Francis James Child, who died during the summer. Those who attend prayers this morning will have the privilege of hearing of a rare character and a noble, unselfish life, spent in the cause of education and for the betterment of mankind. But all of us, whether or not we attended chapel yesterday or attend today, are heartily in accord with the spirit of the services and add our tribute of gratitutde for the inspiration which the lives...