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Mr. Richard H. Dana delivered a very interesting lecture last night at the College Conference meeting on "Reforms in Political Methods." He first showed in what quarters these reforms are necessary, and then gave a short sketch of the best methods to be adopted to bring them about.
The lecturer said in brief: The fundamental idea of integrity is just as necessary for the welfare of our country as liberty and equality are. Whereas the United States is a country which has grown up in simplicity, at present things have been changed a good deal and dishonesty of...
One of the most urgent reforms is the ballot reform. An Australian ballot system has been adopted in a number of states, and will undoubtedly spread rapidly over the whole union. But will this Australian system do away with bribery? The experience of Australia and England tends to prove the...
The new Harvard Bridge, of which so much is expected in the way of rapid transit between Boston and Cambridge, is at length nearing completion. A portion of the fence remains to be set up and the planking is yet to be laid on the Cambridge end of the bridge...
The Harvard bridge was built by special act of legislature at a cost of $500,000, apportioned equally between Boston and Cambridge. It is built of plate girders and divided into twenty-one spans (excluding the draw), varying from 75 to 105 feet in length. The dimensions of the bridge...