Word: uphold
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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There is undoubtedly something to be said in favor of smaller schedules. Several of the western universities have already made the attempt, but against eastern teams Michigan and Chicago, both playing small schedules, met little success. We do not wish to uphold this, however, as a criterion of their season as a whole...
Yale yesterday announced her decision to uphold the affirmative of the subject chosen by Harvard for the debate in Sanders Theatre on December 7: "Resolved, That further restriction of immigration is undesirable. By further restriction' is meant the application of additional tests with the object of diminishing materially the number of immigrants. The nature or practicability of such tests is not to be discussed...
...widely to the literary reputation of France. People believed that his principles, if carried out, would undo the Revolution. He was in their eyes criminally neglectful of the rights of the common people. The national idea of democracy is the breaking of tradition, violently if necessary, in order to uphold the mass against the upper classes...
Harvard has decided to uphold the affirmative side of the question, "Resolved, That it would be for the best interests of New York City to own its street railway system," in the debate with Yale at New Haven on March 30. The Harvard team, composed of A. H. Elder '07, G. W. Hinckley 3L. and A. P. Matthew 1L., is being coached by R. T. Parke...
...Copeland's Law School Debating Club will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock in Sever 11. I. J. Bounds 1L. and C. Z. Alexander 1L. will uphold the affirmative, and C. R. Haslam 3L. and H. W. Gardner 2L. the negative of the question, "Resolved, That a national divorce law should be adopted, modelled on the present divorce law of the state of New York...