Word: stilling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...football players which was referred to him by Harvard and Pennsylvania, that no man who has played four years on college teams shall be eligible. The decision bars out Captain Williams and Fullback Brooke, of the Pennsylvania team, both of whom have played more than four years, but were still eligible under the Pennsylvania rule, which allows a man to play four years on a Pennsylvania team, no matter how long he may have played elsewhere...
...more than 46,000,000 pounds sterling upon public utilities: Ibid.- (3) Foreign nations were being consulted in regard to finances and the other matters of policy: Ibid.-(4) Foreign method and ways were being introduced: McCoan, p. 278.- (x) Courts were established in 1876 by Nubar Pasha, which still remain the chief judicial system in Egypt: Quarterly Review, Encyclo. Brit.- (c) The neutrality of the Suez Canal does not require...
...Harvard speakers had a well-knitted line of argument they were unable to clear it from the inconsistencies into which the Yale speakers endeavored to force it. There was wanting in the Harvard argument definiteness, a fault which afforded an easy point of attack for the Yale men. Still the Harvard argument taken by itself was strong, but was not presented so forcibly as the Yale argument. All the Yale speakers had splendid form. Clark's skill in analysis was perhaps their strongest weapon. For Harvard, Stewar dspoke best, making the most effective of the rebuttal speeches...
...There is no well-grounded objection which can be brought against a permanent court which cannot equally be brought against a treaty device. And, more than this, it falls short of the positive advantages which a permanent court must give. It is still a promise against a reality, and so long as it is possible for diplomatists to dodge the meaning of treaties, and so long as they can gain by doing so, such a treaty system must remain obviously inferior to a permanent court. To sum it all up in a word, the way to be sure...
...vacation season has, on the whole, been a successful one for the nine. There has been considerable improvement in fielding-although in this respect the infield is still weak-the base-running is about the same, and the batting is better than it has been for several years. The make-up of the team has been unchanged during the recess, so that the team play together much better now. There is, however, much still to be learned in this respect, as the backing-up has been but little developed. Captain Dean is playing far better than ever before. In batting...