Word: system
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first trial of the Freshman club will be held March 14 in Sever 11, on the question: "Resolved, That a single tax on land would be better than the present system of taxation." Speeches will be limited to five minutes. Ten men will be chosen to speak at the second trial on March...
With the exception of the Freshman squad almost all of the men on the river yesterday went at their work handsomely as if they had something to start with. This is the result of last season 's enthusiasm for boating which resulted in the establishment of a thorough system...
...responsibility for this state of affairs lies not with the men themselves, but with the system. Cambridge can never have an efficient fire service until the antiquated "volunteer" or "call system" is done away with. The men can not get to a fire quickly. When they do get there, they necessarily lack training and discipline. Captain McNamee of the Brattle St. station says that in the majority of the fires he attends he has to rely on the assistance of outsiders...
...forced to conclude that disagreeable as yesterday's experience was, the college was fortunate in that nothing worse happened. If it had taken place at night-well, the notion is not pleasant. Two lessons are to be learned. We need better fire escapes, and Cambridge has outgrown her system of village fire companies...
Geological Conference. Papers: A Glacial Drainage System passing through Lunenburg, Mass. Mr. J. S. Pray.- Some Recent Accessions to the Collection of Fossil Vertebrates. Dr. C. R. Eastman. Geological Laboratory, Room...