Word: standings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...arguments fitted well together and developed more smoothly than those of the Princeton speakers. Bruce began rebuttal work in his first speech, the second on the Harvard side, whereas the first two Princeton speeches were entirely set and made no attempt to meet the affirmative's arguments. The Harvard stand was that the conditions justified interference, that England had the right to interfere and that her methods of interference were justifiable. But Princeton showed conclusively from the blue-books that the conditions which were attached to the franchise offered the Uitlanders were not such as to warrant hostilities between England...
Bruce, instead of Mayer, as was expected, opened the rebuttal for Harvard. He said that England did not bring on the war, since the Transvaal issued an ultimatum which no nation could stand, and since the condition of two-thirds of the people in the Transvaal was such as to bring on war in any case. There is no probability of a more peaceful attitude toward the Uitlanders in future, because the younger Boers are more hostile to them than the older men. The change was bound to come, and would have come by a revolution, if England...
...nation to interfere in the internal affairs of another nation over which the right exists. In this controversy, the negotiations hinged on suzerainty and not on international law. England refused to accept specific reforms and the question came down to one of franchise. The Transvaal asked England to stand by her statesmen and courts, whose opinions were that suzerainty did not exist. England's magnanimity had been tried and found warning. She never claimed that the conventions have been broken nor would she accept the remedies of grievances because she claimed the right of suzerainty. Finally, discord has been made...
...first grant which the town of Cambridge gave to Harvard College was four and a half acres where Holworthy, Hollis and Stoughton now stand. From that time until 1883, when the last purchase was made, it was gradually increased until the 24 acres which now constitute the Yard were procured. In the earliest years of the College history, the town palisades to keep off the Indians ran along the western border of the present Yard, and at the corner of Harvard square was a hill on which a sentry watched continually. The College woodpile was on the site of University...
...next kickoff, fumbling gave the ball to Yale, who promptly punted. The Harvard Freshmen failed to gain in two end plays and Stillman exchanged punts with Craighead, gaining fifteen yards. A succession of line plays resulted in a touchdown by Derby, Yale again making a short but ineffectual stand on the five yard line...