Word: collective
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...party of three men, consisting of A. F. Blakeslee 4G., J. R. Johnston 1G., and an assistant, will spend this summer in Trinidad and a neighboring island for the purpose of collecting botanical specimens for the University. Mr. Johnston, who has already sailed, will make a study of the flora of the islands and will collect specimens for the Gray Herbarium. Mr. Blakeslee will sail on June 13 and will make a special study of the algae fungi of the places visited...
...object of the trip is to make a botanical exploration of the countries visited, especially Siberia and northern China, to collect seeds and herbarium specimens, and to arrange for the shipment to the Arboretum of native trees and shrubs...
...means of blanks to be sent at once to all members of the University, the Athletic Association has undertaken to collect very detailed statistics covering every branch of sport and form of physical exercise in which students of the University have engaged during the present academic year. It is hoped to have the personal canvass of the University finished by June...
...opening the rebuttal for the negative, said that we have interfered in the past. Would any nation risk a war to collect a few paltry dollars which it could collect in many other ways? In replay to the isolation of the territory seized, we say that not only England but all the European powers would obtain footholds and we would soon see the extinction of the republics. If one nation retains land others will; and so the land in South America will all be acquired by European nations with danger to the United States...
...first consideration should be the interest of the United States;" the position of the affirmative on the other hand is expressed in the quotation--"our first consideration should be the welfare of the world at large." The United states cannot say to a foreign nation that it shall not collect a just claim. If it does, then it is sacrificing the recognized principles of justice between nations for petty considerations of temporary advantages. This is sure to result in war. On account of revolutions the method of collecting internal revenues is uncertain; the method of temporary occupation results in permanent...