Word: appoint
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Last week the Dutch government asked Parliament to dissolve the Finsterwolde town council and appoint Harm Tuin "governmental commissioner." Said Harm Tuin: "It isn't nice to be a dictator. On the other hand, it makes my work simpler...
...injurious to the independence of science as many of my friends among the non-signers do, I feel the greatest admiration for those who, for the maintenance of an important principle which they considered endangered, gave up their positions; and I sincerely hope that other universities will appoint them as soon as possible. Hans Kelsen, Visiting Lecturer on Government
Another revision, although less conspicuous than the others, may well prove to be the most significant. Future councils are obligated to appoint from four to six men each year to work solely on long-term advisory projects. In the past the group could (but did not have to) appoint three extra members, and usually failed to do so. The new appointive members can restore the importance of the council by making investigations in the tradition of the 1949 Poskanzer Report...
Other changes in the constitution include a provision which obligates the council to appoint from four to six men each year to work on long-range advisory projects. From now on freshmen will have two votes on the council, two representatives being chosen by the Union Committee to serve during the spring term and two more being elected by the class to serve in the fall...
Henry M. Silveira '51, president of the present Student Council agrees with the 1947 minority. "If the council is entirely elective," he insists, "we don't get all the best people." The new constitution, which obligates the group to appoint from four to six members, reflects a slight swing away from the predominant 1947 point of view. It enables the council to add to its ranks men who will be free from politics and who, though worthy, may have failed to win in elections...