Word: overthrowing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...bills. Much of the expense for the Senior Spread consists of items covered by general contracts made by the Class Day Committee under a system which is the growth of years, and has been in full operation since 1896. The introduction of an independent committee simply means the overthrow of this well-tried system, and the necessity of developing a new one, which cannot possibly be so economical or effective. It must then be clearly understood that the Senior Spread Committee is to be subordinate to the Class Day Committee and responsible to that committee for its action...
...Appleton Chapel last evening Dean Hodges of the Episcopal Theological School, read the Bible narrative on which Racine's "Athalie" is based, and briefly told the story of the movement which led to the overthrow of the tyrannical queen of Judah. Though the tragedy of Racine had a deep religious significance there were lessons to be drawn from a study of the purely religious aspect of the story. Dean Hodges called attention to the fact that the monks of the Dark Ages were the first to produce, as a means of conveying religious truth, the sacred plays of which "Athalie...
...ways. Both of these would bring trouble. The single gold standard is very bad. It has been the cause of all the evils since 1873. If we should adopt it, how should we ever execute it, and what would be the result? This result would be an overthrow in politics at the next election and the silverites would be in power. Then there would be the free and unlimited coinage of silver...
...Varsity baseball squad practiced out doors again for the first time in nearly two weeks. The weather was too cold and the ground was too heavy for very good work but the men as a whole did very creditably. The most noteworthy fault was an almost general tendency to overthrow...
When the gentlemen advocate a measure which will overthrow this Government by weakening the power of the President, by eating away the check of the Senate and the Supreme Court, which will make our system unstable and open the doors to socialism, they should not have made assertions, but should have brought forward specific, undeniable evidence of incurable evils inherent in our present system...