Word: usurpation
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...duties will be to sign the degrees. With a new man in office it would be impossible for President Eliot to sign them as such an act would be an infringement on the duties of his successor which the President would never consent to. It would be unwise to usurp such a function even though there was a unanimous petition in favor of it. The new president will be given every opportunity to take hold of his work and responsibilities under the most favorable conditions and it would not do to create such a situation, slight as it might...
...prevalent idea among the undergraduates that the Union can be used by non-members as well as members. This shows either deplorable thoughtlessness or a sad lack of principle. In a smaller club, where all the members know each other would a non-member attempt to usurp the privileges of the club? Is the use of the Union by non-members defensible simply because you may not be caught? It is a contemptible disregard of very necessary rules, and should be discountenanced by everyone who has the welfare of the University at heart simply because it is something for which...
...unsatisfactory grounds. This tendency is manifested when we substitute our feelings of absurdity, religious sentiment, mere physical pleasure, or extreme delight in the beautiful, for reasoning thought. It shows itself also when our moral feelings destroy our true perspective of the beautiful, or when our feelings for the beautiful usurp our moral ideas...