Word: abolishes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Harvard wishes to abolish the tug-of-war contests in the Intercollegiate games. Princeton and Columbia are opposed to the movement.- Yale News...
...reason of this is that the society's business is far out of proportion to its capital and the latter ought to be increased. The amount subtracted from the dividend will be added to the capital. This proposal was adopted. The constitution was then changed so as to abolish the office of treasurer, whose duties had become entirely a matter of form, and to add to the board of directors another member from the university at large. The following officers were then elected: President, Professor F. W. Taussig; secretary, T. W. Lamont, '92; board of directors, from the faculty, Professor...
...second service of ethics is to abolish the feeble optimism of religion. Men come to think that beneficence exists behind all wrong, but how differently religion shapes itself when ethics comes to its help, showing right and wrong in their true colors, and impressing upon men their duty in putting down evil. With a religion of this kind life becomes serious and moral indifference comes to an end. To the ethical believer God is the strengthener of the conscience not the soother...
...present time it would be inadvisable to request the intercollegiate association to abolish tug-of-war. At Columbia they regard it with nearly, if not quite, as much interest as we do football. They have two of last year's team, and available material fully capable of filling the vacancies. They have already had a series of class pulls. Princeton has practically the same team. It is scarcely probably that either of these will consent to abolish an event the chances of winning which are so greatly in their favor. Then, Yale intends to enter a team at Mott Haven...
...question as to its continuance as an intercollegiate sport Las been brought up more than once. Several years ago the sport was very popular, but as its really dangerous character became recognized, it lost, to a great degree, its place among athletics. I, myself, think that the colleges should abolish the sport without doubt. In an experience of several years I have found it almost invariably the case that at some time in his career every tug-of-war man receives some injury, be it serious or otherwise, from the so called sport. For this reason I believe that...