Word: statements
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fortunate in having from the Yale representatives at the Springfield conference a clear statement of the position taken by Yale and of the reasons why this stand was taken. While the reasons are very clearly stated, they appear to us to be not altogether logical. In the first place there is the matter of "playing the game on neutral grounds before either of the other two games," - another way of saying to play the last game of the series on the grounds of either one of the colleges, in this instance on Yale grounds. To this matter Yale said that...
...make the above statement in order to put the University in possession of the facts and our reasons, that they may form a correct opinion as to the justice of our position in the matter...
...This statement that the dates "offered by Yale could not be acted upon until the Harvard delegates had conferred with their Advisory Committee," is misleading. The Harvard delegates refused to accept Yale's proposition in the matter of dates not because of the necessity of consulting the Advisory Committee, but because that proposition was manifestly inequitable. The Harvard delegates had full power to arrange dates, and their refusal to accept those proposed by Yale was final...
...advantages of concentrating the power in the power in the mayor is that the man whom the people hold responsible would be able to act. For the last six years nearly one-half of the confirming board have been corruptible. Such a statement would be vastly too strong to apply to the average of the mayor. Therefore the appointments would be much better, if the mayor were not subject to a confirming board. The mayor's responsibility is much greater than that of the board of aldermen, for there is not one man in a thousand who would ever think...
...another column is printed a communication from Harvard's representatives to the conference with Yale at Springfield The communication is a remarkably clear statement of the proceedings at the conference, and puts Harvard in a very clear light. The statement speaks for itself, and explains the stand taken by each on the two colleges. It is rather difficult to comprehend on just what grounds Yale refused propositions which in their essential points have followed all precedents existing between the larger colleges for years...