Word: restrictions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...higher moral standard regardless of consequences would be to get rid of one evil, and at the same time to invite a worse one-chronic discontent among the young men. If anything further is done in the matter would it not be the part of wisdom and prudence to restrict the movement to an attempt to rescue football from the category of exhibitions of brutality? This "sport" seems to us to be most in need of reform. Life would still be worth living for the Harvard undergraduate, even if Yale were shut out from these contests, provided base-ball...
Steven Institute will hereafter restrict its freshman class to the 40 passing the best entrance examination...
...interest not only of the graduating class, but also of the undergraduates, who will in their turn profit by the successful establishment of a good precedent, to make 83's class day as perfect as possible. We rely, therefore, on their hearty co-operation in our efforts to restrict tickets to seniors and their friends...
...growth of this little republic, whose yearly revenue scarcely exceeds $100,000, is indeed interesting. Practically an American colony, it adopted in the main our constitution; but had the wisdom to make certain changes therein. For instance, the president of the republic may restrict his veto to different items of an appropriation bill, instead of being forced, as with us, to accept that which is bad for the sake of what is good, or reject that which is good because the bad predominates...
Political parties exist, too, in Liberia, and are known as the "True Whigs" and the "Republicans" The former are the progressive or liberal element, and desire to extend the republic to neighboring tribes; the latter are the conservatives, and not only oppose such a course, but would restrict the privileges of Europeans who are in the republic. As an evidence that party feeling does not run high, it may be noted that both conventions recently united in the choice of a nominee for president. Two vice-presidents are in the field, however. Dr. Blyden expects to visit Harvard Thursday afternoon...