Word: demand
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...June. 1882; McPherson's Handbook of Politics for 1884; Nation. Jan. 11, 1883; Merriam's Bowles, II-230. b. Legislations of 1862; Blaine's "Twenty Years of Congress," Chap xvi. c. Repeal of the Embargo Act, 1809. d. Removal of the Deposits in 1883. 2. Commercial and business interests demand stability. 3 Since the McKinley bill must be repealed, it should be done at once: a To escape unfriendly retaliatory measures; b. To conduce to the success of the World's Fair: Nation L. 272,46. c. Any overthrow of vested interests becomes dangerous...
...course as well as in the old a student may go through college and get an A. B. without knowing ancient or modern languages, mathematics, history or philosophy, the Harvard degree will become the least significant in New England. He further argues that the proposed change is nowhere demanded. American students, (even those at Cambridge) do not want it; neither do the Harvard alumni, or authorities of other American colleges, or the preparatory schools, or any religious bodies demand this change. The movement is self originated at Harvard. In answer to the argument that the age of Harvard students ought...
...that over a thousand more tickets were sold than there were seats. Part of these, we know, were squeezed out of the management unexpectedly at the last moment; but there is no excuse for anyone's being in such a position as to have to yield to the demand that was made. Moreover, the provisions for taking tickets at the gate were so inadequate that almost no attempt was made in the first rush to collect them, and consequently many tickets were resold. The rush could have been alleviated by better arrangements, especially by stipulating that no game should...
...disposal of the freshmen; that leaves one field for the "table" teams, society teams and the like. Yet even this one cannot be used for its proper purpose because the teams for the inter-scholasitc league must play there. If this field were not in demand there might, perhaps, be no objection to their using it; but it is in very great demand...
...England limit ought not to be entertained by Princeton. The last game between the two teams was played at Cambridge. Following customary alteration, the next should be played here. We naturally rebel at being governed here by the prescriptions of the Harvard Athletic Committee. We might just as consistently demand that all games be played within the limits of the Middle States...