Word: instead
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Bruce, instead of Mayer, as was expected, opened the rebuttal for Harvard. He said that England did not bring on the war, since the Transvaal issued an ultimatum which no nation could stand, and since the condition of two-thirds of the people in the Transvaal was such as to bring on war in any case. There is no probability of a more peaceful attitude toward the Uitlanders in future, because the younger Boers are more hostile to them than the older men. The change was bound to come, and would have come by a revolution, if England...
...regular debate of the Freshman Debating Club last night was on the question: "Resolved, That the presidential electors be chosen by districts instead of by states," and was won by the affirmative which was supported by H. A. Rich and S. Thurman. M. T. Hall '01 acted as critic...
...into the line, with Donald pushing him, and finally, on the ninth trial, he failed to gain and Yale got the ball on downs. On McBride's punt out, Daly made a fair catch, and, after taking ten yards for interference, allowed Burnett to try an almost impossible goal instead of rushing. The goal was missed by several yards. The rest of the half was spent in punting, and in a single attack by Yale on the Harvard line, without gains...
...meeting was held to elect the officers of the association for 1899-1900 with the following result: President, E. Mallinckrodt, Jr., Harvard; secretary and treasurer, H. Hughart Laughlin, Princeton. Resolutions were passed combining the positions of secretary and treasurer and making future matches consist of 50 rounds per man instead of the present 30. The next shoot will be held in May at New Haven...
Question: "Resolved, That presidential electors be chosen by districts instead of by states...