Word: stricting
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...going out of date owing to the great size of the constituencies, which renders it impossible. Speaking appeals directly to the heart of the average English voter and is the most popular campaign method. In the disbursement of his cash the candidate is assisted by an agent, who keeps strict account of every item, and at the close of the campaign is compelled by law to make a sworn statement. Should any expenditure be made for bribery or other than legitimate expenses, an appeal is made to the courts, and should the charge be fully substantiated the member loses...
...training the whole year and that tried last year of training for only six months. Up to Christmas the candidates for the crew are to meet three times a week, twice to row under the able coaching of Mr. Bancroft and once for a walk in the country. No strict training is done. By this arrangement the crew is kept together, has the advantage of a coach and is not likely to grow stale and weary months before the race, as has occurred in former years. The common sense of this will suggest itself to all, for strict training during...
...balcony first, which stricking the lower balcony tore it from its place. However as sufficient time has not yet elapsed for a thorough examination of the premises the exact cause cannot be definitely fixed. The pieces of broken timber have been carefully preserved and will be subjected to a strict examination by the proper authorities...
...Sexton's report showed that the expenses of the past year amounted to $6,118.06, and the receipts $6,260.83, leaving a balance of $142.77. Old bills to the amount of $1500 had been paid off, and although the receipts of this year were smaller than usual, by strict economy the debt had been lowered to $1000.00. Mr. E. A. S. Clarke, '84, stated that as he intended leaving Cambridge to-day, he had resigned his position as captain, and Mr. R. P. Perkins, '84, had been elected in his stead by the crew. The following officers were elected...
...course is mainly literary and aims less at mere mental drill, it is difficult to see what objection can be urged to their use, and why their use does not result, on the whole, in a saving of time and labor. The traditional college training, with its strict academical customs, of course is very apt to regard with horror any toleration of the use of the ubiquitous "trot," and to set down such a liberty as a moral sin. What seems the most absurd manifestation of this sort of prejudice is the custom in vogue among the professors of Lehigh...