Word: uniform
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...students without distinction. Moreover, the price and quality of board is such that a majority of students resident in Cambridge wish to be in the Hall. Certainly as many students as possible ought to be accommodated, and, what is more, if the price is to be uniform, the accommodations ought to be as nearly equal as possible...
With reference to the power of changing colors, there is some variety in different animals. This power naturally varies with the needs of each animal. One that lives in a locality of comparative uniform color requires less power of change than one that lives in a varied locality. A number of interesting pictures were shown by the stereopticon, illustrating the effects of different colored localities upon different larvae. In nearly every case there was a marked imitation of the surface of the plant or tree on which the larvae lived...
...objects of this union would be, in the main, two:- first, that it should ensure more frequent intercollegiate debates; and, second, that a uniform programme for the year should be carried out by all societies. The first of these would be accomplished by having practice debates, without decisions by judges, between very many of the colleges. Harvard, for example, would have practice debates with Brown, Dartmouth, Williams, Amherst, and so on, and then besides would have the decisive debates with Yale and Princeton. This would do much to quicken the interest in speaking both by enlarging the circle of rivalry...
...change is necessary. (a) The present National Banking system is the best possible. (1) It is uniform. J. J. Knox, in Forum, Feb. 1892. (2) As record shows, it is absolutely safe. J. L. Laughlin, in Chatauqua, Oct. 1892; E. E. Lacey, in N. A. Review, Feb. 1892; Comptroller of Currency, Report for 1875, p. 270 ff. (b) Ampler currency will not help the South and West.. Dunbar, Q. J. E., Oct. 1892. (c) The National Banking system can meet all legitimate demands for more currency. D. M. Stone, in Forum...
Prince Serge Wolkonsky of Russia lectured last night to a large audience in Sever 11 on the "Parliament of Religions" held this autumn at Chicago. He said: One of the most notable things in this convention of men of all religions was the uniform tone of friendliness adopted by all speakers. Every one seemed to recognize the fact that they had come together to find their points of similarity and so to establish a feeling of brotherhood rather than to discuss their differences of opinion. How anyone could see there a Greek Archbishop, a Buddhist from China, and a Confucian...