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...self government at Cornell has culminated in the adoption of a plan practically as suggested by the Faculty in their communication to the student committee some days ago. President Schurman addressed a joint meeting of students and faculty, explaining the conduct and attitude of the faculty toward the proposed reform. He said that the Faculty had given this proposal to put the students entirely on their honor in examinations, the most careful consideration. At first many looked on the proposed plan as revolutionary; but after several protracted discussions they came to adopt it almost unanimously. They desired that...
...true remedy for the existing evil of bad nominations is not an abandonment of the caucus system, but in reform. - (a) Civil service reform. - (1) The overthrow of the spoils system will remove the chief incentive to machine management of caucuses: R. H. Dana, Forum. II. 496. - (b) Introduction of state regulation of caucuses: Penn. Monthly, vol. 12, p. 184; Mass. Acts of 1888, chap. 441, Acts of 1889, chap. 413, sec. 3; Acts of 1892, chap. 416. - (c) Education of the voter: Hon. Adin Thayer's speech, Boston Herald...
...Reform in our divorce laws is necessary. - (a) Divorces are increasing greatly: Tribune Almanac for 1893, 212-213; C. D. Wright, Report on Marriage and Divorce, 77-113. - Present lax system affects stability of American institutions: Journal of Social Science, No. 14, 155-163. - (1) Bad effect on individual. - (2) On family: New Englander. XLIII. 61. - (3) On nation at large: Princeton Review, IX. 92. - (c) State laws vary on every point: Lloyd, The Law of Divorce, ch. VI. - (1) Grounds for divorce. - (2) Legal proceedings. - (3) Subsequent status of parties: Forum...
...True remedy lies in State action: Forum VIII. 359 (Dec. 1889). - (a) Revision of marriage and penal laws. - (b) Reform in Judiciary...
...tentative. Several circumstances have contributed to bring about this talk, not the least of which is Pennsylvania's rapid progress in football during the past few years. Last fall she defeated Princeton and in so doing placed herself next to Harvard and Yale. Then came the question of athletic reform. Measures were proposed which would practically have reduced the University of Pennsylvania to the rank of many of the small colleges, since she is distinctly a university. Against such methods of reform Harvard protested by her refusal to cooperate to bring about a college, opposed to a university, standard...