Word: lengthening
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...next question is whether competent and successful business men will accept the positions if elected. President Eliot is of the opinion that the efficient citizen will accept, given conditions under which he may serve his city honestly and well. Another method of increasing municipal efficiency is to lengthen the term of office. In the new charters adopted by Galveston, Houston and Des Moines, this is done, and the chiefs of the city departments hold office for long periods. The three fundamental fea tures, however, of the system under which reform can best be secured are one chamber of delegates...
...results of these two years do not by any means prove that the style attempted was wrong. Nevertheless, it seemed safer in '99 to shorten the body swing a little, lengthen the slide, and seat the men lower in the boat, and the same style and rigging have been kept...
...week in which Jan. 1 falls has been proposed in this connection. If the scheme meets with general approbation, it will be necessary for most of the universities either to grant leave of absence to those who wish to attend the meetings, or to lengthen the Christmas recess. Columbia has already arranged its calendar for next year, setting free the week of January 1 for convocation purposes, and other universities are expected to follow this example. The course which Harvard will adopt will probably not be known until after the next meeting of the University Council...